sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
firm; strong; solid; stable
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
hostility; antagonism; opposition
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability
depiction; description; portrayal
lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe
practice; practising; experience
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
tone of command; authoritative tone; commanding tone
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
intoxication; being carried away by; being enraptured by
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
inner; intrinsic; mental; inherited
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
script; libretto; scenario
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)