competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
hard struggle; strenuous effort
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
to claim victims; to leave casualties
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
like this; this sort; this way
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to find out; to discover; to locate
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of