to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
leaving everything up to someone else
covert action; covert operations
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
strategy meeting; council of war
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to force open; to push open
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
in accordance with plans; just as planned
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
taxonomy; science of classification
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
bitter enemies in the same boat; rivals finding themselves together by chance
common front; united front
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
dodgy dealings; monkey business
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches