war; battle; match; game; competition
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
step; stride; counter for steps
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to apologize; to apologise
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
calamity; misfortune; disaster
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
choices; alternatives; options
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
rumor; rumour; gossip; speculation; irresponsible criticism; hearsay
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
to succeed; to bear fruit
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to breathe out; to exhale
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...