to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to incur someone's enmity
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
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
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to find out; to discover; to locate
light; easy; non-serious; minor
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
please (give me); please (do for me)
serious; not joking; straight
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
than; from; out of; except; but; more
tension; mental strain; nervousness
with a start; with a jump
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to apologize; to apologise
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
nice; good; well-executed
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
knowing; (an) acquaintance
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)