to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
creation; formation; foundation; establishment
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
(something having its) merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages; good points and shortcomings
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to say everything one wants to say; to exhaust a topic
one's own flesh and blood; blood relative; kinsman; flesh and bone; (one's) body
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
specialization; specialisation
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
forgetting; lapse of memory
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
common foot soldier (feudal Japan); samurai of the lowest rank
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
either way; in any case; one way or another
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)