freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to devour; to bite to death
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
to be silent; to say nothing
gem; jewel; precious stone
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
second (unit of time); arc second
offense and defense; offence and defence
to stay (at); to stop (at)
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
preservation; retainment; keeping
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
state of the war; war situation
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre