scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
when it becomes; when it comes to
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
genius; prodigy; natural gift
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
by means of; due to; because of; according to
health; healthy; sound; fit
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
(verbal) message; sending word; (arch.) excuse; (arch.) pretext
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
honour; honor; glory; privilege
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
danger; peril; hazard; risk
enemy territory; hostile place
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
at least; at most; (even) just
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly