assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
strength; power; proficiency; ability
utility; room with sink, washing machine, etc. in a house or apartment
falling out (with); quarrel; discord; estrangement; being on bad terms
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
to care for someone; to look after someone
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
modest; reserved; discreet; careful; prudent; circumspect
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
affectionately; tenderly; lovingly
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
half a lifetime; half one's life; one's life so far
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
either way; in any case; one way or another
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
none other than; ... himself; ... herself