abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
everything; anything; nothing
point in common; common feature
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
user's manual; instruction manual
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
ornamental garden stone (placed to give a natural appearance); garden rock; sacrifice stones; sacrifice (of oneself, one's career, etc.); stones used in a foundation; riprap
a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest
similar but different; alike only in appearance; falsely similar; spurious; sham; pseudo-
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to kill; to beat to death
to form a group; to form a bunch
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
killing an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; blood offering; killing violently; bloodbath; menstruation
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
messy; shabby; scruffy; dirty; squalid; sordid
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
to get a big surprise; to be astonished; to have one's breath taken away; to be taken aback