bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
give-and-take; give and take
central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
military man; warrior; soldier
Western brute (esp. American and British); Western savage
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); scrutiny (of budget requests, etc.); revision (of a budget)
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
feel (of a material); texture
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
sniff-sniff (of an animal); whining; whimpering
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
to lie face down; to lie flat (on one's stomach); to bend down (in submission); to bow down; to (crouch) and hide (behind); to conceal oneself; to lie down (and sleep)
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
unmistakable; unquestionable; certain; evident
collection (of art, stamps, etc.); collecting; collection (i.e. a range of new clothes); fashion show
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
colorless and transparent
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
sexual preference; sexual predilection
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
offensive strength; offensive power; striking power
to be greedy; to devour greedily
to bud; to sprout; to develop (of talents, feelings, etc.); to awaken
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
trip; excursion; (drug) trip; entering another world (in fantasy fiction); tripcode (hash code of a password, used for signing posts anonymously on imageboards)
first-rate; finest quality; the best
treasure house; storage for valuable property
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
(wearing) nothing but a pair of underpants
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
with a start; in a fright; alarmedly