to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
fall; decrease; knocking down; flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
completely beating someone up; being completely knocked down; thoroughly bashing someone
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
calling at a port; making an intermediate stop at an airport
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
hee hee hee; hi hi hi; chuckling; snickering
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
MVP (esp. in baseball); most valuable player
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to make a lasting impression
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (food); take-out; takeaway
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough