ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
to leave it as is; to leave it at that; to let it be; to stop with something
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
to pray that one avoids disaster or illness; to pray for harm or death to come upon someone; to curse; to charm; to conjure; (arch.) to treat illness (with a prayer)
treasure; precious article; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (a letter) till called for
nevertheless; even then; however; be that as it may; even so; though that it be so
sabotage; slow-down tactics
standing in each other's way; holding each other back; getting in the way of each other's success; hindering each other's progress
intensification; aggravation
gain; profit; benefit; amplification
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement; views that never cross
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up
to play for time; to use delaying tactics
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire
hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching
determination; esprit de corps
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
top recommendation; something highly recommended
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
to have learning; to be educated
charm; incantation; spell; curse
familiar spirit; familiar
pseudo; quasi; artificial; simulated
to practice magic; to practise magic
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
target (e.g. of a marketing campaign); subject (of a survey, investigation, etc.); intended audience; eligible person; person entitled (to); recipient
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
danger; jeopardy; distress