taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; (lit.) argument over whose field to water (during a drought)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
that's true; of course; obviously
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
this and that; one thing and another
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
a person without a single relative
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence