to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
according to plan; as planned; on target
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
with a whack; with a smack; (answering a question) directly; definitively
extinction; annihilation; destruction
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
unmatched (unparalleled) accuracy
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
mesh-patterned; webbed; cancellous; cancellate; reticulate; reticulated
death and injury; being killed or injured
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
restoration; repair; mending
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
number of persons; personnel
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
how much; how many; to what extent
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
how long; how far; how much