road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
to concern; to be related
person concerned; interested party; related party
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
meaning; significance; sense
such ... as; or some such
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
rather; better; instead; if anything
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
human relations; personal relationships
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened