affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
in succession; one after another
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
proper; right; reasonable
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
beyond that point; after that
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
morning; forenoon; just before noon