method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
such ... as; or some such
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
for example; for instance; e.g.
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
surroundings; environs; circumference
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
freedom of the person; personal freedom; personal liberty
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
both; both sides; both parties
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe