to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
arrest; apprehension; capture
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
major general; rear admiral; air commodore
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
prostrating oneself (in submission, respect, etc.)
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
light (e.g color, fabric); faint; somehow; kind of; scarce; slim
(within a) territory; domains
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters