making a swift decision; making immediate decisions and taking quick actions
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
chief; main; principal; major
home area; home town; local
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to be needed; to be wanted
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
going into battle; departure for the front
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to claim victims; to leave casualties
match declared drawn due to injury
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
most (numerous); largest (number of)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both