origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to play a leading role; to play a central part
small number; few; minority
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
daredevil; foolhardy warrior; hotspur
(artillery) barrage; bullet hell; curtain fire; barrage of scrolling comments (overlaid on an online video)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
left-wing (politics); left wing (of a bird, aircraft, formation, etc.); left flank; left field
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
in the meanwhile; during the time
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
I see; that's right; indeed
beginning of hostilities; beginning of competition
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop