transactions; dealings; business
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
intelligence network; information network
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
common front; united front
band of robbers; gang of thieves
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle
fast asleep; dead to the world
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
acid reflux; bile reflux; pyrosis; gloating; gratification; satisfaction
actual profit; practical use; benefit
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
a second time; again; once more; twice
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
influence; clout; leverage
to kick (hard); to send flying with a kick; to kick away; to reject flatly; to refuse outright; to turn down
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
sobriety; soberness; sober face
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
contest; comparison; competition
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
cold; coldness; chilliness