arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
this and that; one thing or another
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
in the meanwhile; during the time
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to buy (someone a meal, drink, etc.); to be extravagant; to live in luxury
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
sleeping powder; sleeping drug; narcotic; anaesthetic; anesthetic
to buy in quantity; to buy a lot (of); to stock up (on); to lay in
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to repeat; to do over again
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck