breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
any more; any further; any better; any longer
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
to give an impression; to make an impression
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
being too late; losing one's final chance
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
worst; worst-case (scenario)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
alone; unaided; away from home
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
having said that; on the other hand
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
defense capability; defence capability
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to look down on; to make light of
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to grudge; to begrudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay