(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
king; monarch; ruler; champion
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
difference; variation; difference
striking; remarkable; considerable
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
close attention; (watching with) keen interest
beginning of hostilities; beginning of competition; first match (in a series)
end; close; conclusion; termination
many; much; plenty; hardly
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
soldier; warrior; person of courage; strong person; very capable person
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
to put into effect; to put into practice
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
matter; thing; affair; circumstance