in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
time; season; period; phase; stage
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
useless; vain; aimless; idle
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to be confused; to be in disorder; to be chaotic; to have troubles; to be in a dispute; to argue
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
participation; joining; entry
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
war; fighting; fierce competition
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
spontaneous discharge; sudden outburst; accidental gun discharge
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)