possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
difficult to ...; hard to ...
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
source of information; intelligence source; message source
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
arrest; apprehension; capture
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to employ; to hire; to charter
professional killer; hit man
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something