cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
to be flexible; to be accommodating
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
authority; power; function
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
very likely; very probable
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick
chance; opportunity; occasion
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act innocent
to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
such; this sort of; like this
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
not limited to; not just ...
will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
funny story; funny anecdote
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent