sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
authenticity; credibility
regarding highly; attaching importance to
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
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
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
probity check; background investigation
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
draw; tie; draw (to decide pairings in a competition); draw (shot); drawing
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
choices; alternatives; options
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
going straight on; going straight ahead
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
green light (traffic); green light; go-ahead signal; permission to go ahead (with something)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
(telephone) call; ring (of a telephone); shout; call; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call)
at once; immediately; right now
joining a company; getting a job with a company; starting work at a company
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to go bar-hopping; to go on a pub crawl
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
such; this sort of; like this
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
court record; judicial record; trial record
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point