to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
paper knife; letter opener
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
absolute obedience; complete submission
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
official name; formal name
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
taste; liking; preference
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
genuine article; real thing; real deal
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
to be on a (completely) different level; to be on a different scale; to be in a different league; to be of a different order of magnitude; to stand no comparison
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
to be smeared; to be covered
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
function; facility; faculty; feature
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
to gouge out; to cut out; to scoop out; to bring to light; to reveal
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
hedge; fence; border; limit