to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
outward; superficial; external; apparent
discernment; penetration; keen insight; your discernment; your insight; your conjecture
kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
accidental death; casualty
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
invisible writing revealed by applying heat; writing done in invisible ink
providing information; provision of information; information provision
in person; personally; directly
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
true state; actual condition; reality
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
common front; united front
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
maneuvering behind the scenes; backroom deals; dodgy dealings
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
enumeration; citation; listing
unidentifiable; unidentified
name; designation; denomination; naming; giving a name
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
shaking; jolting; shaking up (e.g. one's adversary); flustering (someone)