machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
holding two or more positions concurrently
failing to recognize someone; underestimation
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
way of speaking; intimation
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to recover one's strength; to recover one's spirit; to revive; to be refreshed; to be invigorated; to be encouraged
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
curved sword (e.g. a scimitar, shamshir, etc.); curved blade
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
riding fast; driving a horse fast
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against