to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
permission; approval; authorization; license
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
arrest; apprehension; capture
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
thereupon; shortly thereafter
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance