partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to sweep clean; to brush clean
hidden room; secret chamber
VIP; very important person
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
above-ground floor; ground floor
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
luxurious and gorgeous; magnificent
(sink) deeply (into mud, snow, etc.); (thrust) deeply (into a soft object); (involved) too deeply (in a matter, relationship, etc.); drenched; soaked; (arch.) extremely (drunk)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
genuine; authentic; true; pure
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
blow; shock; strike; batting
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
to step over or across; to overcome
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
sign; indication; omen; symptom
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into