rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to have (something) innate; to be born with
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
duty; obligation; responsibility
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
reason for being; raison d'être
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
foundation stone; cornerstone
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
chance; opportunity; occasion
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
depths of Hell; abyss; inescapable situation
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion