to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
that kind; competition; match
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
thorough; exhaustive; complete
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
to crack down on (e.g. crime, corruption); to deal a crushing blow to; to bring down the hammer on
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
monetary; financial; pecuniary
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
enterprise; business; company; corporation
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
military authorities; army circles
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying