(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
confrontational attitude (stance, posture)
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
to rebuild; to reconstruct
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom