to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to lose one's way; to get lost
collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
sense of orientation; sense of direction
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to burst open; to pop; to split
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
dispute; argument; contention
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
authority; power; influence
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
deep inside; innermost place
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
watermark (in a stamp, banknote, etc.); openwork (engraving, carving, etc.)
carving; engraving; chiselled features
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
a little bit; a little while
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
(political) power; authority; influence
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule