tactician; strategist; schemer; maneuverer
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
transposition; dislocation; rearrangement
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
special; particular; peculiar; unique
covert action; covert operations
covering; protection; backing; relief
selection; choice; option
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
thorough; exhaustive; complete
specialization; specialisation
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to have no chance (of succeeding)
tinder; melted candle wax
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
haughty; arrogant; supercilious
inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability