no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
vengeful ghost; avenging spirit; apparition
autotomy; self amputation; act of cutting off a part of one's own body in order to escape a predator
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
substitution; material; price; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something; (arch.) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
surrounding at a distance
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
contradiction; inconsistency
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
a glance; a look; a glimpse
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
men and women of all ages
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
modesty; humility; being humble
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
very interesting; of great interest
nine; team; players on a team; no
dukedom; duchy; principality
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors