to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
engineer; technical officer
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy
to bow (of one's back, e.g. due to age); to bend
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
to yell; to rant; to rave
head (of an office, laboratory, etc.); chief
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
to speak with an accent; to mispronounce; to be corrupted (of word)
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
tall and lean figure; tall and slender figure
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
strange incident; unusual occurrence; rare event; grave (and unexpected) incident; serious event; accident
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
ignoring; bypassing; doing something without consultation; going over someone's head
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
flourish of trumpets; fanfare
losing initiative; being forestalled; moving second; person with the second move; gote; move that does not require an immediate response from the opponent
stallion brought close to a mare to test her readiness to mate; stalking horse; spoiler
rough-and-ready (medical) treatment; drastic remedy; drastic treatment; drastic measures; drastic steps
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
both; both sides; both parties
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
rubbing (someone) the wrong way; irritating (someone)
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
next term; next period; next version; next release
to act self-importantly; to be arrogant; to be high-handed; to puff up