clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
major; lieutenant commander; wing commander
while alive; during one's lifetime
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government; coup d'état
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
information bureau; intelligence department
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
extermination; annihilation
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
out of control; uncontrollable
autonomy (philosophy); self-control
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
how many years; how long; what year
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
receipt (of a letter, money, etc.); acceptance; receiving
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
(exercising) the right to command
to take over; to hand over
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)