according to plan; as planned; on target
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
at the last moment; this late in the game
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
close to the wall; alongside the wall
level ground; plain; flatland
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
forcibly; against one's will
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
to prowl after; to keep watch on
to narrow in (on); to home in; to focus; to target
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
conduct; behavior; behaviour
to understand from experience
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
to sustain a serious wound
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to have meaning; to be meaningful
anything and everything; just about everything
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
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 raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange