noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)
exchange of courtesies (cordialities); fraternization; fraternisation
date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.); days and hours
actual expenses; out-of-pocket expenses; cost price
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
exchange of ideas; exchange of opinions; brainstorming
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
strong pressure; heavy pressure
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
advance; moving forward; progress
to burn with combativeness
rational; reasonable; logical
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
on that occasion; at that time; then; in that case
outline; summary; gist; basic points
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
outsiders; others; bystanders; onlookers; third person
to make coffee; to brew coffee
to ponder; to contemplate
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
heated argument; heated discussion; heated debate
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through