biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
drawing a sword; drawn sword
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
in one's hands; in one's control
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
under the command (of); under the banner (of); influenced (by)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
physical evidence; material evidence
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
we are innocent until proven guilty; suspicion alone is not grounds for punishment; in dubio pro reo
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
what sort of; what kind of; what way
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
touchstone; Lydian stone; touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
to keep away; to keep at a distance
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily