to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
letter; missive; note; mail
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
few decades; many decades; several decades
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to be away from home; to be out of the house
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
neighbourhood; neighborhood
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
state of mind; mentality; psychology
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
different item; different lot
orders; instructions; directive; command
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
verbalizing; putting into words
otherwise; or else; if not
to explain adequately; to be accountable
both; both sides; both parties