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discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference

2

skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument

2

interpersonal; between individuals

2

to quarrel; to dispute

1

to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps

1

equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around

1

secret talk

3

(in) secrecy; behind closed doors

1

meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention

1

one vote; one ballot

4

to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight

2

laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)

1

election

2

profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing

1

bid rigging; collusion (on contract bidding); (illegal) price-fixing agreement; consultation; discussion; conference

1

corner; nook; recess

2

standard

1

orthodox

1

quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive

1

to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over

1

sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat

1

(war) front

2

arrangement; pact; agreement

4

alliance; union; league

4

pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary

1

to become rounded; to roll into a ball

1

paper-thin wafer (for wrapping powdered medicine, candies, etc.)

1

sounding each other out; probing each other

1

crystallization

1

dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional

1

precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close

1

relationship based on intuitive understanding of each other

1

common front; united front

2

with no hard feelings

1

cooperation; collaboration; association; community; communal use; common possession

1

companions; fellows

1

I thought so; I suspected as much; just as I thought; now you're talking; that's the spirit

1

to defeat

3

feeling; sensitivity; emotion

3

strategy; artifice

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty

2

defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence

1

stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastion

1

I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words

1

to keep a watchful eye on

1

oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance

1

even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still

1

seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)

2

normal state (condition)

2