to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
forum (in an ancient Roman city); form; shape
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
really (ought to); certainly (should); naturally
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
these guys; these fellows
otherwise; if not; or else
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick
elaborate; exquisite; detailed
cunning and experienced in the ways of the world; crafty and worldly-wise; sly old (fox)
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
long talk; long-winded speech
copy (of the real thing); copying; reproduction; tracing
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
poor piece of work; rubbish; one of my works
to jump from one thing to another
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
great success; huge success
(wireless) transceiver; radio; walkie-talkie
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
finished product; finished goods; completed article
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
beginning; clue; starting point
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
to vie with one's opponent
easy task; piece of cake; cakewalk; cake served with tea; light snack
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
kowtow (bow made from a kneeling position wherein the forehead touches the ground)
authenticity; credibility
attendance; accompanying; following; adjoint