taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
riding together; riding with
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
verbal message; word (from someone)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
dukedom; duchy; principality
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
hitchhiker; one who catches a ride
history; pedigree; lineage
-less; lacking; non-existing
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
support; backing; aid; assistance
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
not worth (getting angry about, etc.)
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
indictment; prosecution; complaint
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
compelling force; legal force