relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
surely; certainly; without doubt
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
going around; patrol; round; tour
to increase; to add to; to augment
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
interior; inside; internal
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
to have an eye on; to zero in on
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
such; like that; that sort of
secrecy; highly classified information
retention; maintenance; preservation
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
really; truly; indeed; good grief