once in one's life; once in a lifetime
choice; selection; option
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
murder; killing; murderer
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
power; might; authority; influence
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to slip out (e.g. of a comment, remark, etc.); to utter unintentionally; to pour from one's lips (of words); to flow freely (of speech); to rush out of one's mouth
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
everybody; every last one of them; all
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
upper half of the body; upper body
with a slip; with a slide
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
nowhere in particular; just out for a bit; (euph. for) toilet break
to rant and rave; to raise hell
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...