sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
nature; property; disposition
to be reminded of; to call to mind
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
night attack; nocturnal assault
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
bloodsucking; sucking blood
scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
covering; protection; backing; relief
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
beyond this point; from now on; after this
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
to put on airs; to assume importance
assertion; declaration; affirmation
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
one's own army; one's own team
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely