influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
probe each other; sound each other out
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
busy; having no (free) time
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
even though; despite; when
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
world-destroying conflagration
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
abuse; misuse; perversion
firm promise; definite promise
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
any more; any further; any better; any longer
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to collect; to assemble; to gather
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary