if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
battle of words; debate; argument; dispute
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
genius; prodigy; natural gift
method; method (in object-oriented programming)
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
to follow loyally; to wait on someone hand and foot; to be at someone's beck and call
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
harm; injury; evil (influence)
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
seniority by length of service
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
same quality; same nature; homogeneous
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards
to gain a victory; to win
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
imprudent; indiscreet; immodest; indecent; inconsiderate; inappropriate
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
one night; one evening; all night; overnight