to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
top of the head; crown of the head
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
toot (e.g. of trumpet); honk (e.g. of klaxon); beep; farting sound; sound of something being inflated; puff
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb