to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
such; this sort of; like this
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
speculator; adventurer; imposter; prospector
financial muscle; economic clout
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
gold ore; gold deposit; gold mine
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
highly unpredictable; touch and go
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to backfire; to have a harmful result
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
inspection; examination; survey
in the meanwhile; during the time