invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
decisive battle of brief duration
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to lose sight of; to miss
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
motorcycle; motorbike; bike; bicycle
invisibly; secretly; privately
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to succeed; to bear fruit
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off