influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to gather; to collect; to assemble
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
either way; in any case; one way or another
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to put on airs; to assume importance
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to let someone have the credit for (a success); (lit.) to let someone else carry the flowers
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
a little; paltry; piddling; stud; chad
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
distance (of a ski jump, baseball hit, etc.); carry (of a golf ball); flight (of an arrow)
absentmindedly; dazedly; vaguely
journal; magazine; periodical
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged