coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
demotion; relegation; downgrading
receipt (of a letter, money, etc.); acceptance; receiving
to be matched against (in a sports contest)
business; work; operations; service; duties
contradiction; inconsistency
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
fate; destiny; predestination
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
drop (e.g. of water); drip
approval; license; licence; permission
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
start; beginning; first step; clue
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
major war; great war; world war
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
simple honesty; tactless frankness
opinion; intention; thought
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
to blow out; to spout out
martial law; articles of war; military disciple; military law
bumpy (e.g. of a rash); knobbly; pimply; easily cut
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
information; news; report; reward; retribution
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)