fixed game; bid-rigging; put-up job; contest in which the victor is practically known beforehand (e.g. due to unfair conditions or an obvious difference in strength)
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
death in battle; death on the battlefield
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
surely; certainly; without doubt
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
modesty; humility; being humble
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
boy; son; baby boy; young man
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
continuation; succession; series
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
inquiry; enquiry; query; reference
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist