to make sure of the truth
disturbance; riot; mayhem
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
(exercising) the right to command
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
final warning; ultimatum; last notice
state of reduced activity; lull; state of abeyance; stable condition
to detain; to take into custody
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
to live; to make a living; to get on with
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
internal organs; viscera; intestines
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to live through; to survive
ominous; ill-omened; inauspicious; unlucky; sinister
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence