to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
some people; a few people; several people
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
future (usually near); prospects
prohibition; inhibition; ban
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
resignation (from a position)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
conquest; domination; mastery
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
(punishment by) striking with fists
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
go that far; to that extent
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
chair; stool; post; office; position
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
environment; circumstance
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
everything; anything; nothing
ingenuity; inventiveness; creative originality
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly