future (usually near); prospects
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
evaporation; dehydration; desiccation
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
(somebody's) child; person with parents; other people's children; the Son of Man; Christ
meaning; significance; sense
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
cooperation; collaboration
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
question; inquiry; enquiry
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
than; from; out of; except; but; more
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
fighting windmills; tilting at windmills; mimicking a wrestling match by oneself (as a form of street performance, etc.)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that