leader; authority; mainstay
in accordance with plans; just as planned
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
strip-searching; security check
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
difficult to ...; hard to ...
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
rather; sooner; preferably
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to