to rule; to govern; to administer
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
other; another; over; more than; I; me
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to talk; to chat; to chatter
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
evident; plain; distinct; clear
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
only; merely; but; no more than
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
ago; since; before; previous
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to be found (e.g. unknown quantity in an equation); to be calculated
offense and defense; offence and defence
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)