vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
dissection; autopsy; analysis
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
shadow figure; silhouette
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
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)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
material (data) for one's research; research material
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude