condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
battle of wits; contest of wits
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
evil design; crafty plan; plot
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
incident; affair; happening; event
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
highest grade; superlative degree
going upstream; sailing against the current
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
beginning; outset; first; onset
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
origin; beginning; source; rise
local; localized; partial; topical (application)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
(some) more; even more; longer; further
entire world; whole world; world stage
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start