to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
door; gate; opening; title page
treasure chest; strongbox
sound of pistol fire; sound of exploding gunpowder; exchange of (pistol) fire; shootout; conflict
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
in that manner; like that
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
having said that; on the other hand
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
though; notwithstanding; although
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
difficult to ...; hard to ...
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
decision; settlement; definition
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)