conclusion; decision; end; settlement
offensive (movement); aggression
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
very likely; very probable
first game; first round (of tennis, etc.)
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to be possible; to be likely; to be probable
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
major loss; crushing defeat; big discount