(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to need; to call for; to require
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
necessary information; required fields (e.g. in a form)
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with
anything and everything; just about everything
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
(police) detective; criminal matter
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
basic policy; fundamental policy; fundamental plan of action
police; police officer; police station
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
physical evidence; material evidence
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
array; muster; line-up; full force
longed-for; anxiously awaited
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
screw; propeller (e.g. on a ship)