standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
blow; shock; strike; batting
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
way; method; means; resource; course
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
discovery; detection; finding
to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else
please; somehow or other; one way or another
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to jar; to creak; to grate
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
news; word; tidings; omen
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
sanity; consciousness; soberness
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
public corporation; public housing
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
Cruger; Kluger; Krueger; Kruger
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't