reconfirmation; double check
head; brains; intellect; understanding
tightfisted; stingy; miserly; small-minded
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
(standing) straight; (extending) flatly; with a snap; abruptly; sticking into (with a quick motion); attaching
stale; hackneyed; clichéd
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
retainer; vassal; follower
input; (data) entry; typing
with a plop; with a plonk; with a plunk; with a flop
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
without accident; uneventfully; without ...
hacking; hacking (basketball, rugby, etc.); fouling
access (to a place, esp. using public transport); access (to a website, data, etc.)
(software) update; upgrade (to a new version); upgrade (to a device, product, etc.); improvement
muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
detailed inspection; thorough examination; checking
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
name; title; designation; fame; reputation
heated argument; passionate debate
health management; health maintenance; health care
to get tired of seeing; to get tired of looking at
world conquest; world domination; taking over the world
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent
remote control; remote operation
fort; stronghold; fortification
reconstruction; rebuilding; restructuring
to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; to find someone's fault; to get evidence on someone; to get a lead on someone
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
charging (electrically); recharging one's batteries (e.g. by taking a nap); replenishing (one's energy)