place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to keep away; to keep at a distance
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
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)
failure; mistake; blunder
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
kobold (evil spirit in German folklore); goblin
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
Her Majesty the Queen; mistress (in S&M); dominatrix
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
source (of a river, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open