plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
self-praise; praising oneself
interior; inside; internal
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
together with; same; both; all; including ...
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
newly appointed; inaugural
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
sudden rise (esp. of stock prices); jump
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
influence; clout; leverage
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
good performance; good work; great success
class; heading; group; category
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
the very best; excellent; superb
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble