to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
voluntary; optional; free; elective
fishy; dubious; questionable; false-looking
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
matter of concern and interest
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
bad news; news of a death; death notice
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
measuring instrument; instrumentation
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to be awesome; to be extreme; to be incredible
unique; peculiar; singular
premature death; untimely death; dying young
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
roundhouse kick; turning kick
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
protracted war; war of attrition
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
fear; dread; fright; willies
laser; Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand