to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
means of making a living; source of income; bread and butter; livelihood
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack
self-centered; self-centred; selfish
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
to humiliate; to disgrace; to put to shame; to violate; to (sexually) assault; to rape
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
caged bird; person whose freedom has been restricted (esp. a prostitute, mistress, concubine, etc.)
bias; eccentricity; obstinacy
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
being the sole winner; beating everyone else; winner-take-all; mostly alone; mostly by oneself
male and female (animals); the two sexes; victory and defeat; strengths and weaknesses
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; (opponent's) weak point; (arch.) force attacking the rear of a castle; (arch.) official in charge of imprisoning offenders
needless to say; it goes without saying
stability; security; equilibrium
following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing
honorific mountain name prefixed to a temple's name
framed picture or motto (usu. horizontal, hung over gates or lintels)
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
dungeon; dungeon (in an RPG or video game); (underground) labyrinth
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
to puzzle; to perplex; to bewilder; to delude; to mislead; to fascinate
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
unusual space; other dimension