to collect; to assemble; to gather
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
follow-up report; further news
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
overeagerness; rashness; forward step-out
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
joint struggle; common (united) front
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
timing-wise; timewise; seasonal; depending on the time
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
stirring; rousing oneself
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
to take advantage of an opportunity
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
function; facility; faculty; feature
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row