weakening; emaciation; decline
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
interference; intervention; meddling
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to finger; to tamper (with)
hateful; detestable; loathsome
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to take to task; to take it out on
simmer; bubble out; flow out
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
sooner or later; in time; eventually
to add to the staff; to increase the staff
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
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
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
powerful person; influential person
force (bulldoze) one's way through
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
to look away; to turn away
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
opposite; reverse; contrary
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
ill will; malice; evil intent
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate