extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to cease; to stop; to be over
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
non-player character; NPC
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
murder; killing; murderer
to suppress one's emotions
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
another; different; separate; discrete
based on; built on; made from
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
fair; fair ball; fair (event)
along; parallel to; in accordance with
looking on; standing by and watching; sitting back and watching; remaining a spectator
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)