starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to slip on (slippers, sandals, etc.); to hit (e.g. one's leg) against; to bash into; to push (one's opponent) down before he stands up
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
both; both sides; both parties
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
here and there; everywhere
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention