acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
levitation; floating on air; airborne (e.g. bacteria); aero-
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
to smash violently; to crush
human kindness; human weakness
way of talking; speaking style
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
how; in what way; by what means
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
rotary; roundabout; traffic circle; rotary; rotating
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
hired car with driver; chauffeur-driven vehicle for hire
riding together; riding with
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
to throw down the drain; to waste
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to win favour; to win favor
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
one's physical safety; personal security
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty