to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
hung up; hoist; denounced; severely criticised; kangaroo court
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
in this way; thus; such; uh...
association; union; guild
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
warp (weaving); longitude; scripture; sutra; trans-
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
vice president (of a club or organization, organisation)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
influence; clout; leverage
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
connection; link; relationship
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to come back; to bloom a second time
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
killing two birds with one stone
flash; instant; lightning (speed)
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
request; favour (to ask); wish; please