(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to add (to); to add on; to append
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
smuggling oneself into a country; illegal immigration
rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect; to honour; to honor
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to stand aside; to step to the side; to move aside
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to retaliate; to return a blow; to strike back (at); to retort
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
restraint; restriction; control; check
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
judgment; judgement; discernment
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
confused; flustered; at a loss
skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation; rubbing salt into a wound
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve