loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
main cause; primary factor
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
prospects of victory; chances of success
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
official announcement; proclamation
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
experiment; experimentation
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
to escape death; to be saved from death
hearsay; learning by hearsay
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to be smeared; to be covered
aptitude; aptness; suitability
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
to challenge (a person) to a fight
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to hide; to conceal oneself
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)