haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
trivia; snippet of knowledge
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
armory; armoury; ordnance department
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
preparation; provision; guarding
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
powerless; helpless; incompetent
lethality; killing effectiveness
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
reaction; response; reaction
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
sharply; harshly; stingingly
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
charming; fascinating; attractive
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation