by all means; by all costs
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
simple and clear; plain and simple
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
decision; settlement; definition
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
strategy meeting; council of war
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
in the meanwhile; during the time
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
dunce; blockhead; inattentive person; (lit.) (a) lantern at noon
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
degree of familiarity; popularity
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
near; close; beside; third person
real intention; true motive; true meaning
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
reading too much into (what ... says)
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point