opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
arm; skill; efforts; ability
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
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
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
phone trace; detecting the source of a telephone call
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
offender; criminal; culprit
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?