knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
(made of) stone; stone-built
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
flames produced by an explosion; explosive flames
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
small hill; low hill; hillock
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
instant; moment; for an instant
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)