point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to use a stopgap measure to cope with an emergency
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to finish reading; to read through
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
sense of values; values; value system
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
perfect; complete; flawless
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
tradition; legend; folklore
war; fighting; fierce competition
one by one; one after another; successively
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
head house (family); birthplace; originator
family; relatives; dependents; household
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
even more; still more; further
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
intelligence agency; secret service