fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
recommendation; endorsement
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
talk; chat; troth; lovers' vow
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
such; like that; in that way
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
leader; authority; mainstay
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
cooperation; collaboration
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
tendency; trend; inclination
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
to see the light; to be awakened to the truth; to have the scales fall from one's eyes