control tower; conning tower; leader; commander; playmaker; game maker
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
atmosphere (esp. of a place or person); mood; vibe; ambience
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
personal feelings; self-interest
preference; priority; precedence
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
still; even now; to this day
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
the other day; a few days ago
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
calamity; disaster; accident
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed; field of alpine flowers
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
sorry; excuse me; thank you