decapitated head of an enemy
something like ...; something called ...
concealment; suppression; hiding
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
carrying (child) under arm
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
(most) important; principal; pivotal; key; cardinal
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
person of doubtful origin
to be matched against (in a sports contest)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
witnessing; observing; sighting
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement