what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
grave maintenance; grave keeper
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit
pupil; student; schoolchild
absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite
synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
accomplishment; execution
Japanese laurel (Aucuba japonica); spotted laurel; lush, green tree
law of cause and effect; principle of causality
south-southwest; south-south-west
singularity; singular point
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
arbitrator; mediator; go-between
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
nice to see you; good morning; good evening; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
to schedule; to plan; to arrange
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
to be ready and waiting; to be on the alert; to be on the watch
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
casual speech; peer language; informal language
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