(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
blackmail; extortion; racketeering; blackmailer; extortionist
to drink up; to drain (cup)
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
to go home; (arch.) to go; (arch.) to leave; (arch.) to pass (of time); (arch.) to die; (arch.) to go bad
evening; early night hours
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
helping oneself to a drink; pouring one's own drink
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to have one's name entered (in a list)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
holding one's ground; defending local authority
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
you could say; you might say; verging on the
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to hide; to conceal oneself
survival; survivor; relic
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
art of war; strategy; tactics
notes; comment; remark; annotation
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to leave one's footprints; to leave one's mark on; to leave a message (behind)
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
great person; eminent figure