things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
way; method; means; resource; course
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
being irresistible; being furiously vigorous; being intensely forceful
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
every year; yearly; annually
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
one's own property; possessions
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
anxiety (about the future)
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
presumption; assumption; estimation
to be willing to do anything (any trick) to achieve one's end
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism