(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
wandering (around); roaming; loitering; prowling; hanging around
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
temporary; transitory; short-lived
exit; way out; outlet; vent
in the meanwhile; during the time
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to meet with a crushing defeat
pride; dignity; self-worth
to continue to do; to persist in doing
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
one's hand; name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
(not) even once; (not) ever
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully