weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
galloping around on a horse; running around; making every effort (to do); exerting oneself
to become better; to improve
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to commit a crime; to do evil
just because; even if; even though
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
lubricating oil; lubricant; lube; person or thing that makes things run smoothly; facilitator
round; circular; spherical; mellow (flavour, voice, etc.); mild; smooth
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
to jar; to creak; to grate
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to be too numerous; to be too much
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
long ago; a long time ago; already
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to admit fault; to admit one is wrong
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission