protrusion; projection; hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; frontal thrust out (winning technique); pushing one's opponent out of the ring
to open a pathway (to); to find a way (to); to open the door (to); to pave the way (for)
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
patient; unhurried; leisurely
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
close; intimate; on good terms
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
scrap; (small) piece; unimportant (person); petty ...; humble ...
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
to distribute; to hand out
to make up a shortfall; to cover a shortage; to compensate for a shortage; to fill a gap
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
vacant house; unoccupied house
dealing with; coping with
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
so; therefore; and; (and) then
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance