early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
to exercise one's authority (over); to influence; to glare (at); to scowl; to glower
abandoned; out-of-use; obsolete; abolished; decommissioned
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
base (military, expedition, etc.); enthusiast; maniac; fanatic
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
being too late; losing one's final chance
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
first lieutenant; lieutenant junior grade
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
based on; on the basis of
too few; too little; insufficient
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
admiration; wonder; astonishment