advance payment; money paid in advance
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
charming; fascinating; attractive
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
feminine handwriting; woman's hand
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
together with; same; both; all; including ...
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
starring in one's own play, movie, etc.; directing one's own play, etc.
drama; play; powerful drug
center; centre; metropolis
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by