new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
several items; many items
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
special selection; finest pick; top pick
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
just because; even if; even though
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to get one's head around; to think about
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
troops; group members; team members
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
great laughter; burst of laughter
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)