main purpose; primary objective
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
strong nation; powerful country
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
muddy water; red-light district
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
morning; forenoon; just before noon
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
one after another; in succession
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
criminal condemned to death; convict on death row
besides; moreover; in addition
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
root; joint; base; crotch
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
manly; masculine; like a man
love and believe in; intimacy
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
troops; group members; team members
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about