reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
main purpose; primary objective
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
this for sure; certainly is
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
target group; target persons
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
surely; certainly; without doubt
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
don't worry about it; never mind; that's OK
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
finish; completion; the end
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
to refer to; to use as reference
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)