to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
sharp parting remark; parting threat
scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
to break into a broad smile; to relax one's face into a smile
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
not yet known; unknown; strange
one's hand; name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
(item of) equipment; accessories (bike, auto)
high efficiency; high performance
to fight with swords; to cross swords
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
time limit; time restriction
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
wise ruler; sage king; intelligent and virtuous monarch
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
momentum; amount of exercise
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus