to check (in chess); to threaten (someone's position, etc.); to close in (on someone)
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
pup; puppy; whelp; damn dog; mutt
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
series of battles; successive battles
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
one-by-one; separately; in detail
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to be cured; to be healed; to cure; to heal; to rule
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
one large ...; a great ...
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
like this; this sort; this way
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than