to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
in one's hands; in one's control
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
each place; various places
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
police; police officer; police station
watchful waiting; careful supervision
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
official announcement; proclamation
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to play for time; to use delaying tactics
to seek a path; to find one's way
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to pass on an order; to pass the word
but; however; provided that
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement