to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
right in the center (centre)
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
difference; disparity; gap
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
somehow or other; for some reason or another
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
time axis; time basis; timeline
sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca); Egyptian cucumber; loofah; loofa; something useless
mythical carp with the head of a lion and the body of a fish (auspicious protectors of well-being)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
all is well that ends well; it will all come good in the end; All's Well That Ends Well (play by Shakespeare)
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to