prisoner (of war); POW; captive
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
in some way or other; in some shape or form; somehow
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
impudent; shameless; brazen; cheeky; presumptuous
messenger; envoy; emissary
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
great difference; major mistake
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
formulation (of a plan, policy, etc.); decision; settling on
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)
mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)
pie in the sky; castles in the air; (lit.) drawing of a rice cake
to make (someone) drink; to force to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
black box; flight recorder; black box (system or device with hidden internal workings)
import; importation; introduction; afferent
supremacy; predominance; being superior to
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to tower above; to stand out
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
unprecedented; never seen before
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
of all things (people, places, days, etc.)
inspector general; commissioner
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
to kill an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; to kill viciously; to victimize; to torment
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce