top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
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
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
to pretend; to act (as if)
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
error; mistake; slip; bug
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
bad influence; negative influence
start of a war; beginning of hostilities
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
just a handful; only a small number (of)
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
society; public; community; social studies
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)