to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
cut; clip; shear; reap; trim; prune
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
contradiction; inconsistency
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
obligatory supply (of goods to the government, e.g. during wartime); delivery (to the government at a fixed price, e.g. of rice)
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
secret savings; secret stash; money hidden away
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
to bury; to embed; to implant
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to let down one's guard; to relax one's guard
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
wiles; trick; artifice; lover (male) (esp. of a prostitute)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
to call in; to invite; to bring in
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out