in the meanwhile; during the time
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
match (contest); matching (with); going well (with)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
putting together (e.g. opinions); gathering; collecting; aggregating; summarizing; integrating
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
correction; rectification; mending; repair
expressive power; inventiveness; creative power
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
confidence; trust; faith; credit
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
time; season; period; phase; stage
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
enthusiast; maniac; fanatic; nut; freak
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding
firm; unshakeable; resolute
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case; compact car