declaration; statement; proclamation
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
in proportion to; according to; depending on
offender; criminal; culprit
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
in advance; beforehand; previously
to finish reading; to read through
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
guess; speculation; supposition
baseless; groundless; unfounded; without evidence
hostility; animosity; enmity
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
hostility; antagonism; opposition
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
choices; alternatives; options
watchful waiting; careful supervision
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
polite; courteous; hospitable
dismissal of class (at the end of the day); recess (at school); break
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to incur someone's enmity
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied