I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
secret information; intelligence
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
position; location; base; point; site
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
loss-cutting; cutting one's losses
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
amount of damages or loss
very likely; very probable
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to go out and away; to leave
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to order; to command; to appoint
accurate; correct; precise; exact
even more; still more; further
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon