to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
settlement out of court; private settlement
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable; to be too many to see all at once
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
means; way; method; measure
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
question; inquiry; enquiry
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
by today; before the day is over
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
woman; female; feminine gender
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
outrageous; reprehensible; rude; insolent; nefarious
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
planned; scheduled; systematic
systematic; organized; organizational
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
party; set; gang; company; person
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse