proper; appropriate; due; suitable
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
love; attachment; lovesickness
another thing; exception; special case
both; both sides; both parties
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
fate; destiny; predestination
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
parting; separation; farewell
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
changing clothes; change of clothes
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
animated TV show; cartoon
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for