seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
beginning of hostilities; beginning of competition
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
(political) power; authority; influence
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
unique; peculiar; singular
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
personal; individual; private
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
military service; combat experience
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
secret information; intelligence
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
favorite; favourite; habitually used
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said