secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
intercept; interception; counter-attack
devoting (oneself) to; concentrating (one's efforts) on
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
routine; routine duties; routine work; routine
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
chance (of success); odds
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
young; juvenile; child in the first year of kindergarten
sympathy; compassion; pity
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to lose all customers (visitors, etc.)
clearing out people (from a room, etc.); ordering people to leave
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
disclosure; exposure; revelation