to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
change in a bus route; change in policy; policy change (reversal)
strategy meeting; council of war
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
probability; likelihood; chances
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
prospects of victory; chances of success
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to lure someone; to entice someone
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
finishing blow; coup de grâce
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
surface of the earth; ground surface
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
element; chemical element; (classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire); (arch.) origin; (arch.) source
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
to be torn off; to come off