death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
special; particular; peculiar; unique
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
general mobilization; general mobilisation
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
war; battle; match; game; competition
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
to tower over the surroundings
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
round shape; circle; circular form
deepest part; deepest portion; depths (of the ocean etc.); innermost
with these words; while saying