ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
eternal; unlimited; endless
birth; creation; formation
after that; afterwards; thereafter
in accordance with; according to
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to polish up; to shine up
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
unprecedented; never seen before
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to temper thoroughly; to train well
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
relation; connection; relevance
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
timewise; temporal; chronal
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to come into being; to be born
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation