to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
to be manageable; to be able to handle
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
the more one looks (at it) the more ...
exactly alike (in appearance); like two peas in a pod; (practically) identical; spitting image (of); carbon copy (of)
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
omniscience and omnipotence
wisdom; intelligence; sagacity
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
permanent preservation; permanent repository; keeping something permanently; preservation in perpetuity
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
to backfire; to have a harmful result
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel