to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
distress; wretched condition
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
reigning; controlling; dictating
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to be needed; to be wanted
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
at the last moment; this late in the game
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
priority; order of precedence
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
prospects of victory; chances of success
even more; still more; further
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
such; like that; that sort of; very
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
just above; right overhead
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
dark night; moonless night
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever