head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
funeral; burial; condolence
preference; priority; precedence
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
prohibition of use (of); ban on using (something)
due form; official; formality
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
to perform in tune with each other; to get along well; to be in perfect harmony; to make a perfect pair (team, etc.)
incoherent; vague; silly; foolish
moment by moment; hour by hour
root; joint; base; crotch
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
way; method; means; resource; course
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence