life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
to tame (an animal); to domesticate
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
script; screenplay; scenario
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
bolt from the blue; great surprise
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
temporary; transitory; short-lived
power; authority; jurisdiction
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
throughput; processing power
to be damaged; to receive damage
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)