contact network; phone tree; contact information for relevant people (in a given organization)
large number (of); many; majority
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
being the strongest; being powerful (mighty) without equal
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
(depending on) how; (depending on) what; nature (of); what is ...?; how is ...?; what will be ...?
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
preparation; arrangements
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
helper; assistant; help; assistance
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless
to appear to regret (an outcome, etc.); to seem bitter
to keep one's feet on the ground; to be down to earth
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
study group; study meeting
all-night vigil over a body; wake
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
having one's fill (of food or drink); eating (drinking) to one's heart's content; enjoying to the full
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough