hegemony; leadership; initiative
strike (i.e. industrial action)
work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown; being idle; slackening; being truant
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
malicious (at heart); spiteful; wicked
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
to be saucy (of children); to be impudent; to be cheeky; to be sassy; to be precocious
to overdo; to do too much
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
as is habit; the way life normally is
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
deliberation; (thoughtful) consideration; to consider a matter carefully
older sister and younger brother
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
tips of one's hair; hair ends
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
your (visual) observation
(principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie; peace-at-any-price; don't rock the boat
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch
to form a pair; to pair up
degree of familiarity; popularity
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning