chance (of success); odds
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
choices; alternatives; options
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to hit hard; to strike hard
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour