originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
should; must; -able; probably; likely
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
extermination; annihilation
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to knock down; to knock off
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)