primary significance; primary importance; first principle; absolute truth; ultimate truth
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
same; similar; (just) like; equal
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
patterns of thinking; train of thought
price decision; price setting; pricing
when it comes to ...; as for ...
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
only recently; just of late
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
boisterous dance; dancing wildly
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
every single word and phrase; word by word
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
a disgrace (to a whole group of people)
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a