bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
tool; implement; means; furniture
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
to side with the winner; to ride (someone's) coattails; to get on the bandwagon
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
being very forgetful; having a bad memory
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
detached; aloof; indifferent
irrational (line of) argument
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
compelling force; legal force
signing; autograph session
handshake event; handshake session; event where it is possible to shake hands with a celebrity, sportsperson, pop star, etc.
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)