discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
mediation; good offices; go-between; building a bridge
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
separate; special; another; separately
to give directions; to issue instructions
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
society; public; community; social studies
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
severe earthquake; violent tremor
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
the whole area; the entire region; all parts (of); the whole field (of study); every field; the whole gamut
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
salvation (of the world); saving the world
chief; main; principal; important
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
joint struggle; common (united) front
lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
in public; in company; in the presence of others
water pistol; squirt gun; water gun
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to make a lasting impression
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit