good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
secret communication (with the enemy); collusion; betrayal; adultery; (extramarital) affair
property; fortune; assets
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
(brute) force; using all one's might
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
to break the prohibition (law); to violate the ban
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existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
plenipotentiary powers; full authority; plenipotentiary; delegate with full powers
handing over (of a right, property, etc.); transfer; assignment
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
hand-to-hand combat; fighting at close quarters; close combat
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
heeding; paying attention; bearing in mind
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
great difference; big difference; wide margin
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
maniac; enthusiast; fan; mania; craze
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
sound judgment; sane decision; act performed with a clear mind
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
error; mistake; slip; bug
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
script; libretto; scenario
clarification; definition
withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out
military campaign; battle; war
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy