tie-up (e.g. between companies); tie-in; collaboration; partnership; cooperation
verbal promise; one's word
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
cooperation; mutual aid (help)
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
confidence; trust; faith; credit
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
choices; alternatives; options
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
psychiatry; psychiatric department
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
safety zone; traffic island
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
guess; speculation; supposition
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
fail-safe; foolproof; totally safe
one's physical safety; personal security
to look down on; to make light of
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
root; origin; source; cause; basis; foundation
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
interval between the waves; gap between waves
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to lie face down; to lie flat (on one's stomach); to bend down (in submission); to bow down; to (crouch) and hide (behind); to conceal oneself; to lie down (and sleep)
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight