priority; order of precedence
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
hidden treasure; treasured article
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
bungler; greenhorn; clumsy; poor hand
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
the public; general public
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
practice; practising; experience
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
extremely spicy; fiery hot; extremely harsh (criticism, review, etc.); scathing
relish; gusto; appreciation
as usual; as is one's habit
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring