to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
great difference; major mistake
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
far sight and deep design
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
fate; destiny; predestination
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
to take measures; to take steps
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
both sides; two sides; double-sided
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
while alive; during one's lifetime
(how) many times; (how) often
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels
trial by ordeal; Dei judicium
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)