ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to begin to walk; to set out
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to miss each other; to cross (in the post); to go astray; to go wrong
enumeration; citation; listing
one thin flat object; one sheet
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
school building; schoolhouse
as everyone knows; needless to point out
to replace; to move; to change the position of
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
layout map; block plan; layout plan
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
such; this sort of; like this
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
beginning; outset; first; onset
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.)
proper; right; reasonable
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)