opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor (of a particular character); insider; person on the inside
to say no more; to sink into silence
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
to be infected; to be contagious
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
infection; contagion; becoming infected; being infected (e.g. with harmful ideas); being influenced (by)
course; route; path; process; stages
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
outbreak of an illness; onset of a condition; appearance of symptoms
infection through contact
oral infection; orally transmitted infection
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
medicine; drug; chemical (agent); chemicals
mixing; blending (e.g. spices); compounding (e.g. a medicine); making up; dispensing (a prescription); preparation
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
violently disagreeing; strongly opposing; setting one's heart against
within eyeshot; within sight; in view
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
conference room; council room
not understanding; not knowing
point in common; common feature
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing