to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
tenth day of the month; ten days
to pass (of time); to elapse
retiring from military service
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to grudge; to begrudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to happen to meet; to come across
detour; circumvention; turning movement
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
progress; advance; improvement; development
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to grow up; to become an adult
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
to spend time (on doing something)
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to become poor; to be poor
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
discipline; training; teaching manners
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself