measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to choke; to have trouble breathing
recovery; undoing; recall
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
rapid development; rapid unfolding
detour; circumvention; turning movement
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
buying price; cost price; purchase price
natural calamity; disaster
suddenly; all of a sudden
vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
valley; ravine; glen; gorge
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
apparent; obvious; very clear
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy