pistol; handgun; revolver
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
underground space; subterranean space; subterranea
position; location; base; point; site
5,000,000; five million; (arch.) many
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
ingredient; component; composition
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
(not) a single person; (no) one
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
covering; protection; backing; relief
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
to distract one's attention
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
not worth considering; out of the question
leader; authority; mainstay
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question