peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
information leak; data breach
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
to rove; to prowl; to go cruising
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
one's (official) authority; ex-officio authority; power
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
minimum; at the very least
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
to devour; to bite to death
field; farm; stray (dog, cat, etc.); stranger (in an online multiplayer game); random player
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
(having) two choices; choice between two things
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care