to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
glorious achievement; distinguished service
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
very likely; very probable
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
throughput; processing power
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
patterns of thinking; train of thought
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
third day of the month; three days
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
each (every) time; whenever
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
how long; how much; to what extent