thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
in good health; alive and well; going strong
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer
tool; implement; means; furniture
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
combined use; using together (with); using jointly; using at the same time
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
innocent; sensitive; uncomplicated; unpretentious; straightforward
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
putting into operation; invocation
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
out of range; outside the limits (of ...); outside (a) range; outside the scope