to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
global maximum; greatest value
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
in the meanwhile; during the time
to some extent; to a certain extent
to sit for an examination
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
although; though; despite the fact that ...
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to attack; to assault; to assail
unfinished; unfilled (order); unexecuted
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
point spread; point difference
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to have no chance (of succeeding)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)