leader; authority; mainstay
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
duty; obligation; responsibility
order; sequence; procedure
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
high and low; rise and fall
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
abuse; misuse; taking advantage of
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
middle of the night; dead of night; midnight
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
slope; slanting surface; bevel
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
speculation; thinking; meditation
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle