soon; shortly; nearly; almost
cash bonus; reward; bounty
members; member; constituent
seeming (to be); appearing; apparently
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
underclasses; poorest segment of the population; the poor
dilapidated house; deserted house
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
bonus; bounty; reward; compensation
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to make one's name well known; to gain much fame
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
truth; reality; seriousness; truth; printed style writing; star performer
be on your guard; negligence is the enemy
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized
succeeding; following; trailing; next
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat; to get (a batter) out
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; tenuki; playing elsewhere on the board instead of responding locally
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant