be (that) as it may; having said that
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
fourth day of the month; four days
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
all times and places; all ages and countries
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
expert; skilled hand; person of experience
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
including a sum of money in one's calculations; appropriation (a sum of money)
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
flight; desertion; escape
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
craving; longing; thirsting
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to devour; to bite to death
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
hidden room; secret chamber
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.); loud; high-pitched
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
under custody; under supervision; undecided match; draw; tie