grooming oneself (esp. animals); mutual grooming (e.g. monkeys); social grooming; personal grooming
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
to send or direct a person to
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
magic sword; cursed sword
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
in operation (of a machine, especially security cameras); in use; in action
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
letting (someone) die without helping
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
(beheading) block; guillotine; scaffold
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
recompense; indemnity; atonement
study; library; den; home office; reading room
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
writing on someone's behalf
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off