to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
be (that) as it may; having said that
one army; whole army; first string players; the cool kids; the popular kids
commander; general; leader
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
failure; mistake; blunder
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
don't you think?; indicates question
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
shot (in films); shot (of alcohol); hitting a ball (e.g. in tennis); shoot (in basketball)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to say; to be called; to do
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
closing part of a balance sheet; balance of accounts