dust; mine dust; mineral dust; airborne particles; fine powder; particulate matter
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
physical strength; muscular strength
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
in search of; in order to look for
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
frequency; number of times; incidence; degree (e.g. temperature); strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
several million; millions (of)
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
tuna (Thunnus spp.; esp. the Pacific bluefin); dead fish (person who is unresponsive or passive during sex); starfish; body of a person struck by a train; person unconscious due to alcohol
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
judgment; judgement; discernment
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
nausea; feeling like throwing up; feeling sick
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
hydration; rehydration; to hydrate; to rehydrate; to moisturize
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
fishing; collecting shells; fisherman; fisher
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to bury; to embed; to implant
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
shady; underhanded; questionable