name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
getting; obtaining; winning; scoring (in ice hockey, basketball, etc.)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
breakthrough; great discovery
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
I see; that's right; indeed
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
intelligence; intellect; brains
mimicry; mimesis; camouflage
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
sanity; consciousness; soberness
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
professional killer; hit man
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
easy; simple; there's no way that ...