to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
support; backing; patronage
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
to collect; to assemble; to gather
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
surrounding at a distance
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
immediately; right away; on the spot
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
military man; warrior; soldier
the deceased; the departed; old friend; longtime acquaintance
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
these guys; these fellows
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
(great mental) resources; quick brain; resourcefulness; good wits
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to win and advance to the next round
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible