to take the lead (in doing); to take the initiative; to be the leader
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
extensive knowledge; erudition; learned; erudite; well-informed
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
both (people); the two of them
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
inner citadel; core; center; centre
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
preliminary step; first step
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
offense; offence; crime; punishment
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
worthless; shit; disparaging; demeaning
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)
special training; intensive training; crash course
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
old maid (game); living without one's mother-in-law
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
to be awesome; to be extreme; to be incredible
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
to allow oneself to ...; to take the liberty of ...; it is presumed that; (I, we) presume that; on one's own accord; by one's arbitrary decision
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
that is to say; so that means