independent action; acting alone
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
rational; reasonable; logical
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
simply; merely; only; solely
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
minimum; at the very least
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
just one person; only one
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
ice; ice cream; ice pop; ice lolly; cold; iced (e.g. iced tea, iced coffee); ice (stimulant drug)
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to buy (someone a meal, drink, etc.); to be extravagant; to live in luxury
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
reduction by half; halving
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
nothing but; except; no more than
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
guess; speculation; supposition
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
to discuss; to talk together
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent