filling a vacancy; supplementation; substitute; deputy; alternate
to ask a question; to ask questions
to rest; to relax; to repose
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
heated wire; infrared rays; heat rays
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to shoot through (a door, the heart, etc.); to go through
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to play a leading role; to play a central part
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
use; utilization; utilisation; application
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation