he; she; that person; (arch.) you
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
the West; the Occident; Western countries
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
defense; defence; protection
conquest; subjugation; overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
wounded person; injured person
when it becomes; when it comes to
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
imagination; supposition; guess
no!; no no!; no, not at all
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
business world; business circles; (the) industry
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
preservation; retainment; keeping