to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to take (be in) charge of
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
to make symbolic signs (gestures) with the fingers
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
to have a narrow escape from death
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
all (there is); as long as there is
all-out attack; general offensive
to rack one's brains without getting anywhere; to mull over endlessly; to be unable to make up one's mind
(making, launching) concentrated attack (on, against)
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)
death by crushing; being crushed to death
finishing in one go; completing in one sitting; (doing something) in a single breath
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
to feel dizzy; to feel faint; to spin; to revolve; to twirl
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
to be deeply impressed (by); to be moved (by); to admire greatly
flustered; confused; panicked
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing