negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
for heaven's sake (Pete's, mercy's, etc.); for pity's sake; oh stop; lay off
to grant a person a moment
knowing when to give up; good at letting things go; accepting failure with good grace; being a good loser
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
severe (illness, disability, etc.); serious
(theatrical) fighting scene
practical problem; practical matter
to tell a person (something) emphatically; to let a person have it
(sports) ground; (playing) field; playground; stadium
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
storehouse; warehouse; godown
vaulting horse; vaulting box; box horse
Alice band; (horseshoe-shaped) headband (worn over the forehead); hairband
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
mat; canvas (in boxing or wrestling)
to call each other; to call out to one another
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
high (spirits); euphoric; intoxicated; high
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
color; colour; color; character; coloring (one's hair); dyeing
hook (esp. for clothing); hook and eye; snap fastener; press stud; hock (white wine)
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
stock; inventory; stocking up (e.g. on food); (soup) stock; stock; share; stock (point-in-time economic quantity)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
nice; good; well-executed
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
don't talk nonsense; (lit.) sleep talk after you go to sleep
all year round; all the time; year in and year out
person obsessed with thoughts of sex; being obsessed with love or lust
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)