clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
basis for decision; evidence for judging
head; brains; intellect; understanding
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
crash; smash; crunch; bang
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
mapping (creating an association between data elements, etc.); mapping; mapping; cartography
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
god of death; death deity; Death; Grim Reaper
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
door; gate; opening; title page
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
quest (esp. in role-playing games)
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
to try to do; to attempt to do