promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to be found; to be discovered
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
positive and negative; +-; plus and minus
charming; fascinating; attractive
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
but he has to be handsome; that said, only if he's a looker
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
aptitude; aptness; suitability
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
final word; voice of authority; authoritative pronouncement
organization; organisation; forming
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
hollow; low ground; basin; pit; dip; depression
reduction by half; halving