Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
under the orders of; by order (command)
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
behaviour; behavior; conduct
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
both (people); the two of them
killing and wounding; bloodshed
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
defense; defence; protection
misanga bracelet; good luck charm made from knotted embroidery floss, thread or gimp
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
ability score (in role-playing games, etc.); attribute value
to need; to call for; to require
machine; race car; racing motorcycle
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
notice; attention; observation
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
offensive camp; team at bat
fantastic; bizarre; incredible; tree tumbo (Welwitschia mirabilis)
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
library (usu. single-room); small library
every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each
hard worker; hardworking person
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
very much; exceedingly; extremely
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
to rant and rave; to raise hell
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
preservation; retainment; keeping
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just