secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
failure; mistake; blunder
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
imagination; supposition; guess
much less; to say nothing of
suggestion; hint; implication
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
standard; set; routine; decided
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
finishing blow; coup de grâce
looking on; remaining a spectator
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
transport; transportation
dominion; territory; possession
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)
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of