to kill; to choke the life out of
to boil something until it is done (e.g. vegetables)
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
birth; creation; formation
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
vomit; spew; puke; confessing
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; tall building
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
now that; since; so long as; because
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
secret meeting; secret conference
wherein; therein; thereinto
instant; moment; for an instant
participation; joining; entry; adherence
attendance; presence; appearance
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
certainly; surely; definitely
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
construction; architecture (of buildings)