to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
to discuss; to talk together
cannot be helped; unavoidable
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
blowgun; blowpipe; (blowgun) dart
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
to keep (a person) waiting
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
to surge; to well up; to gush out
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
the opposite direction; the other way
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
deep-seated; deep-rooted; ingrained
dying breath; dying whisper; being at death's door
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
one cause; one reason; one factor
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence