as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to be helpful; to be useful
absorption; suction; attraction
greedy; avaricious; covetous
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
to incur someone's enmity
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to try all possible means
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
putting into operation; invocation
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
deep-seated grudge; hatred
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
genuine; authentic; true; real
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
several hundred; hundreds (of)
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
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)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
rather than; more ... than ...
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up