carnivore; carnivorous animal
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to appease; to suppress; to calm
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
offense and defense; offence and defence
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
fluent (in a language); flowing
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
strong person; the strong; the powerful
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to temper thoroughly; to train well
pistol; handgun; revolver
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship