king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
stallion brought close to a mare to test her readiness to mate; stalking horse; spoiler
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
dissatisfaction with the work (role) given to one; feeling oneself above the given work (role); not up to the task; (being) out of one's depth
characteristic; feature; special quality
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
sea breeze; salty wind; briny air
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
it's no joke; gimme a break!
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
established fact; fait accompli
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
intensification; aggravation
human intellect; knowledge
half out of interest; mostly out of curiosity
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
finish; finishing; finishing touches
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
retention; maintenance; preservation
to arrive (by car, bike, etc.); to drive up to; to draw up at; to get used to riding; to get used to driving
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread