favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
established (existing) policy (procedure(s))
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
dramatic pose; grand gesture; grandstanding
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
curse; spell; malediction
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
secrecy; highly classified information
wherein; therein; thereinto
be (that) as it may; having said that
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
to have an idea; to have a clue
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
very rich person; the super rich
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance