and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
clearly; distinctly; vividly
being connected at a fundamental level; having an unseen commonality; underlying (both)
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
phoenix (bird of Egyptian mythology); phoenix (any palm tree of genus Phoenix, incl. the date palm)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
joining a company; getting a job with a company; starting work at a company
straying; wandering (off course)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
end; close; conclusion; termination
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
useful thing; usable article; present; gift
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
(personnel) change; transfer; relocation; reassignment; reshuffle
order (for goods or services); order (sequence); order (of magnitude); order
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to order; to command; to appoint
way (of doing); manner; method; means
accumulation; accumulate; store
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to increase; to add to; to augment
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
a second time; again; once more; twice
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other