measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
strategy meeting; council of war
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
(of a couple) fighting and splitting up
time; season; period; phase; stage
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
desirable prey; easy game; easy mark; easy prey; easy target
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
one way or the other; either way
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
one thin flat object; one sheet
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
negative personality; asocial type
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
one's just deserts; one's just desserts; one's just reward; what one deserves; comeuppance
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
gossip; corner of the mouth
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)