proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
(on the) right track; (on the) right lines
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
to strike dead; to beat to death
secret meeting; clandestine meeting
self-assessment; self-declaration; self-certification; personal statement
the real criminal; true culprit
watchful waiting; careful supervision
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
guess; conjecture; surmise
man-god; person enshrined as a god
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
thought; consideration; thinking
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan