shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
should do; ought to do; must do
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
name; given name; first name
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
listening device; bug; wiretap
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
number; number plate; license plate
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
ratio; proportion; percentage
duty; function; office; mission; task
leading (e.g. role); instructive; guiding
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances