contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
winner-takes-all (system); taking everything (esp. winnings)
in order; sequential; seriatim
to keep in mind; to memorize
in terms of; from the point of view of
encampment; position; side; end; goal area
Kurea; Clair; Claire; Clare (Ireland)
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
blunder; bungle; gaffe; bungling; stupid; tactless
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
bluff; false show of power; bold front
perception; sensing; noticing
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
to read to the end; to read through; to read from cover to cover
to make a self-satisfied face; to look smug
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
locational advantage; advantageous position
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having chewed on a bitter bug
illegal; illicit; unlawful
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation