to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
check; checkmate; stave off; control; restraint; inhibit
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
to comfort; to console; to amuse
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
excessive; too much; unreasonable
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
in some way or other; in some shape or form; somehow
to put into effect; to put into practice
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
giving and receiving; transferring; transfer; changing hands
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
large amount of money; great cost
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
operation; functioning; running
pair; the two; both persons; both things
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
murder swap; murder exchange; murder of each other's targets by co-conspirators
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
to hand over; to surrender
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
excelling; surpassing; outdoing