(medicine with) a curative effect; (having) therapeutic value
fragment; small piece; scrap; shred (e.g. of emotion); trace; bit
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
swindler; imposter; crook
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
All Seats Sold, Thank You; full house; sell-out crowd
investment trust; mutual fund
canvasser; traveling salesman; travelling salesman; door-to-door solicitor
to ask for instructions; to ask for someone's opinion; to inquire of; to invoke an oracle; to consult an oracle
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
ritual stamping in the ring; lineup; appearance together
to knock back; to strike back; to beat in revenge
to slap down; to knock down; to floor
swelling; boil; abscess; tumor; tumour
narrow eyes; half-open eyes; fine mesh; fine texture; tight weave
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
history; pedigree; lineage
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
Word of God; God's Word; sword of the Spirit; Logos (i.e. the Trinity incarnate in Jesus Christ)
spokesperson; speaker (for someone); mouthpiece; voice (e.g. for the ordinary citizen)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
quite right; indeed; truly; well said
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
under-the-table payoff; offer of an illegal profit
about here; in this neighborhood
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
to call out; to ask someone to come
head-hunting; recruiting professionals from other companies
being concerned about or mindful of
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst