to play a central role; to take a leading part
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
repentance; confession; penitence
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
to attack; to assault; to assail
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something)
perception; sensation; awareness
out of range; outside the limits (of...); outside (a) range; outside the scope
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
course; route; path; process; means
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
war situation; progress of a battle
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly