to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
suffix for familiar person
one's own handwriting; autograph
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
packing something in a bag; bagging
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
total energy; all efforts
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
signing; autograph session
desperately; for one's dear life
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
finding employment; getting a job
to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
don't you think?; indicates question
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
to become distant; to recede
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)