to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
self-consciousness; self-awareness
phantom; vision; illusion
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
at once; immediately; right now
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
proposal; proposition; suggestion
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to find out; to discover; to locate
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
actual profit; practical use; benefit
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
dislike; disgust; disinclination; tired of
support; backing; patronage
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
to think of; to come up with
from the beginning; from scratch
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
negotiations; discussions; connection
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to brave a danger; to take a risk
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
never mind!; don't worry about it