crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
serious wound; serious injury
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
falling into madness; losing one's sanity; being consumed by frenzy; entering a berserk state (in fiction, games, etc)
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
double-edged (e.g. sword blade); double-beveled (e.g. kitchen knife); double-edged blade
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to die out; to become extinct
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to be by far the best; to be much better; to excel; to be exceptional; to be prominent; to be outstanding
roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp
living thing; living creature; animal; life
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to