(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
aggression; invasion; raid
thought; idea; conception
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to happen to have on hand or in stock
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to become settled; to be fixed
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly; mutterings of discontent; faint sounds of complaint
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
field; plain; prairie; moor
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
stealthily; secretly; in secret
odds and ends; all; every
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
killing two birds with one stone
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
close; intimate; on good terms
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
ingenuity; resourcefulness
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification