amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
to break the silence; to break one's silence
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
inside one's heart; in one's mind
would be a waste of words; would be a waste of breath; there's no point in saying
rather; better; instead; if anything
good time to make a profit; most profitable season; peak time
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
military doctor; army surgeon
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
to put on (clothing); (lit.) to put (one's arms) through the sleeves
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
just because; even if; even though
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
(police) detective; criminal matter
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
to throw at; to turn; to raise
outbreak of war; starting a war
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
to have a meal; to take a meal
shower stall; shower cubicle; shower room
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
multi-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes