proposal; proposition; suggestion
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
(written) contract; agreement
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
text; provisions (act, treaty)
to bite off; to gnaw through
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
with no effort at all; easily
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
to blame; to find fault with
oversized (clothing); baggy; rolling in (of money); (profiting) greatly; sloshing (e.g. of water); gushing
contract; compact; agreement
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
health; healthy; sound; fit
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
declaration of war; proclamation of war
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
preliminary arrangements; spade work
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
near; close; beside; third person
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point