thought; consideration; thinking
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
bribe; sweetener; douceur
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
to become dim; to become blurred
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)