useful thing; usable article
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
compensating; making up for; supplementation
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
camping; campground; making camp
to sniff out; to get wind of
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
firmly rooted; deep-seated
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
financial muscle; economic clout
systematic; organized; organizational
that is to say; so that means
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
members; member; constituent
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
success or failure; outcome; result
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to put into the mouth; to eat
to be silent; to say nothing
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
having said that; on the other hand
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate