carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
something worth mentioning; something to count on; something problematic
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
trusting too much; overestimating ability
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
in terms of; from the point of view of
very likely; very probable
easy to deal with; tractable; manageable
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
hostility; antagonism; opposition
agreement; stipulation; contract
to fight with each other; to fight amongst yourselves
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
to be flexible; to be accommodating
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
general public; the masses
product; produce; result; fruit
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
act of mercy; helping another person
wearing a sword; being armed with a sword; sword
power balance; balance of power
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
to create a debt in one's favor (e.g. by doing someone a favor); to create an obligation in one's favor
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)