certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
matter of time; question of time
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
chairperson (of a committee); chair; chairman; chairwoman; president
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
offense; offence; method of attack
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
thought; consideration; thinking
to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to have no chance (of succeeding)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly