function; facility; faculty; feature
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
by sheer strength; by brute force
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
obedience; submission; resignation
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
sorcerer; genie; human with supernatural powers
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
really; truly; indeed; good grief
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
several people; a few people
that's a different matter; that's a different story
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
nothing but; except; no more than
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.); (phonograph) record; disc; board; panel
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
a touch (of sadness, unease, etc.); a tinge (of); a hint (of); a smear (of paint, ink, etc.); one stroke (of a brush)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
backing (an initiative, candidate, etc.); support; backing up (another player); covering; backup
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
had better ...; had better not ...