to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
uncertain; unreliable; inauthentic; insecure
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
very likely; very probable
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
war; battle; match; game; competition
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
thereupon; shortly thereafter
going through; going via; going by way of
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
final; eventual; ultimate
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
championship race; struggle for victory
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
evening sky; twilight sky
to pull oneself together; to focus one's mind; to brace oneself; to gird up one's loins
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act