mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
utterly lacking (in ability); hopeless; useless; poor
reason; cause; history; origin
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
increase in production; production increase
market (for goods, services, etc.); outlet (for selling); opening
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
drawing; painting; doodling; sketching
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
heartstrings; innermost soul
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
to squint (one eye); to narrow
state secrets; secrets of the state
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
firm promise; definite promise
to call in; to invite; to bring in
accidental death; casualty
chattering (of teeth) and trembling (with fear)
comfort; consolation; diversion
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
effect; efficacy; validity; potency