number one; first; best; most; game; round
near; close by; within reach; familiar
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
explosion; rupture; break off
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to burst open; to pop; to split
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
in turns; alternately; in order
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
death penalty; capital punishment
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
that; the matter in question
to accept; to receive; to agree
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
with a start; with a jump
complete change; about-face
mask; disguise; guise; mask
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
true character; real nature
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
difference; variation; difference
elementary level; beginner level