with a creak; with a squeak; (packing) tightly; with a squeeze; relentlessly (criticize, complain, etc.); severely
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
three days and three nights
beyond imagination; unimaginable
food and drink; eating and drinking
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
mortal enemy; sworn enemy; nemesis
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
priority; order of precedence
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
extensive; vast range; wide scope
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
command; lead; generalship; leadership
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
regulation; adjustment; control
instead; but (on the other hand)
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
to despise; to belittle; to look down on
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness; harshness; edges (of a gem)
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
with a slip; with a slide
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
interval; break; pause; gap (e.g. in the clouds); rift; cleft