business discussion; negotiation
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
financial power; financial means; wealth
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
outbreak of an illness; onset of a condition; appearance of symptoms
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
health problem; poor physical health; bad shape; feeling unwell
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
return; giving back; giving up; relinquishing; surrendering
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
about; on; regarding; per; for every
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
in line with this; therefore; consequently; so; such being the case; in that regard
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
little by little; bit by bit
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
distinguished war service; merit of war
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
that's the way it is; such is life
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation