fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to strike (someone) down; to knock down; to thrash; to place firmly
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
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
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
considerably; greatly; a lot
to become better; to improve
dealing with; coping with
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to be elegant; to be graceful; to be refined
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
practice; practising; training; study
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
part; portion; glimpse; bit
fear; dread; fright; willies
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
training; drill; practice; discipline
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
easy to read; legible; clear
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together