skill; dexterity; proficiency
absence; disregard; indifference
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
reaching; attaining; arrival
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
absorption; suction; attraction
cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle; dog-eat-dog competition
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
(social) position; status
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
sudden change; complete change
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross