decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
for the first time in one's life
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
duty; function; office; mission; task
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
now that you say that; now that you mention it
large number (of); many; majority
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
such ... as; or some such
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to replace; to move; to change the position of
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
(and) many others; extras (in a film)
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to fight; to exchange blows
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel