to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
arranging in a line; standing in a row; parallel (electronics, computing, etc.)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
to increase; to add to; to augment
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
and yet; despite (all) that
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
security; guarantee; collateral; guarantee (e.g. of safety)
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; cause; origin
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the limits of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy)
such; this sort of; like this
familiar spirit; familiar
to give; to do (something) for
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
complete change; about-face
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
a few years ago; some years back
to have an eye on; to zero in on
just one person; only one
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
ceremony; celebration; law code; Sweden
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
welcome; (warm) reception
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
small number; few; minority