victim; injured party; sufferer
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
perfect; just right; ideal
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
according to plan; as planned; on target
physical condition; state of health
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
cannot be compared with; no match for
operation plan; scheme of operations; plan of campaign
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
beforehand; in advance; previously
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
existence; possession; having; limited company
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
an extra effort; going the extra mile; one final push
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
busy; having no (free) time
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
of course; certainly; naturally
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect