presumption; assumption; estimation
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
powerful person; influential person
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
sovereign; ruler; head of state
Gerald; Gerard; Gerhard; Gerrald; Jerald
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to taste; to try (food or drink)
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
(with a) start; fright; alarm
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
before it becomes (verb); before (an undesirable thing occurs)
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
clearing one's throat; cough
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)