to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
just because; even if; even though
intelligence gathering; information gathering
during; for the duration of
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
annex (to a building); annexe; extension; supplementary building
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
next term; next period; next version; next release
(present) head of a family
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
accurate; correct; precise; exact
order of chivalry; chivalric order
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
duty; function; office; mission; task
very much; exceedingly; extremely
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
common gull (Larus canus); mew gull; gull (Laridae spp.); seagull
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly