change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
bad luck (result from fortune telling); evil countenance
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
casualties; the killed and wounded
under custody; under supervision; undecided match; draw; tie
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to rock; to shake; to swing
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to insist on one's own ideas; to have one's own way
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
considerably; greatly; a lot
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
troubled face; worried expression
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
expertise; experience; knowledge
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
with a clink (click, clack)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone