infection; contagion; becoming infected; being infected (e.g. with harmful ideas); being influenced (by)
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
bunch of flowers; bouquet
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
to try all possible means
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
construction; establishment
completion; perfection; accomplishment
people; men and women; each person; everybody
(foreign) trade; (international) commerce; importing and exporting
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
place; position; location; position; standing; status
to have an eye on; to zero in on
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
reconstruction; rebuilding; restructuring
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
material; substance; matter
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
interest (on a loan, deposit etc.)
in proportion to; just as much as
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
(written) contract; agreement
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch