judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
to devour; to bite to death
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
both; both sides; both parties
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
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
war; fighting; fierce competition
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
tool; implement; means; furniture
small number; few; minority
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to do someone in; to bump someone off
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up