impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
question; inquiry; enquiry
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
medicine manufacture; drug manufacture
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to be at a loss for words
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
administration; medication; dosage
excellent answer; clever answer
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
trivia; snippet of knowledge
laboratory animal; experimental animal
chief; main; principal; important