to try all possible means
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
coincident with; while; simultaneously
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
construction; establishment
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
people; men and women; each person; everybody
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
place; situation; position; location
to have an eye on; to zero in on
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
material; substance; matter
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
in proportion to; just as much as
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
(written) contract; agreement
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty