decision; ruling; award; arbitration
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
to become clear; to be made public
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to need; to demand; to take; to require
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
self-interest; selfish desire
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
visual hallucination; vision
sense of smell; olfaction
sense of touch; sense of being touched; tactile sense
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
to wring the neck; to strangle
common; ordinary; conventional; customary