obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to write down; to record; to register
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
when it comes to; concerning
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
detective bureau; detective agency; investigation firm
being open but having virtually no business
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
(the condition of) one's health
everyday life; daily life
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
company; corporation; workplace
by all means; by all costs
to lure someone; to entice someone
beforehand; in advance; previously
to telephone; to call in; to ring in; to contact by phone
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
wavy form; ripply shape; waveform
pick; plectrum; ice pick; pickaxe; pick (of an ice axe); pick (tool for picking a lock)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating