to make one's own; to take possession of
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
leader (of an alliance); leading power
essence; true nature; substance; reality
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
until now; so far; up to the present
official announcement; proclamation
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
complete; whole; perfect; safe
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
conviction; belief; confidence
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
intensification; aggravation
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to hide; to keep to oneself
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to devise a plan; to work out a plot
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
head; brains; intellect; understanding
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
from here; from this place
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
serious; not joking; straight