forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
business discussion; negotiation
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
power; authority; jurisdiction
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
discretion; discretionary power
point of compromise; common ground
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
negotiating a lower price; negotiate a discount; price negotiation
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
quarrel; trouble; dispute
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
trailing; chasing after; imitation; copy
to violate the law; to have a brush with the law; to have a run-in with the law
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
collection of short stories; collected short stories
easy to read; legible; clear
implication; significance; connotation; depth of meaning; complications of a problem
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment