to send or direct a person to
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
immediately; right away; on the spot
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
huge rock; firmness; solidity
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
official business; public business
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to be injured; to sustain a wound
one eye; one of one's eyes
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
on the occasion of; at the time of
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
right (to do something); authority; power
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
treatment (of a person); dealing with
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
to serve; to work for; to attend
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly