takeover (of a company, etc.); hijacking
quarrel; dispute; argument
conditional; qualified; with conditions attached
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
to catch the eye; to attract attention
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
critical; judgmental; censorious; negative
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
to feel relieved; to feel satisfied; to feel refreshed
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
opening and closing; opening and shutting
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
temporary; transitory; short-lived
permanent; perpetual; lasting
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
as many (people) as possible
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to exercise one's authority (over); to influence; to glare (at); to scowl; to glower