leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
war situation; progress of a battle
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
rational; reasonable; logical
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
enemy territory; hostile place
Holy Communion; Lord's Supper; Eucharist
control; management (e.g. of a business)
mechanism; organization; organisation
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
timewise; temporal; chronal
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
recovery; rescue; recapture
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
whatever the case; under any circumstances
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour