to talk; to carry meaning
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
innumerable; countless; numberless
to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion
weird; disgusting; sickening
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.); deep; strong (smell); heavy
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
plain wood; unfinished woodwork
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
unique; peculiar; singular
with a thwack; wack; thump; conspicuously (of a hole, bulge, dent, etc.); gapingly; yawningly
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to claim victims; to cause casualties
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
(act of) violence; vicious crime; murder
to triumph; to be elated with success
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
otherwise; or else; if not
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
muahaha (laughter); mwahahaha; bahaha; bwahaha
to chop; to cut off; to chop off; to hack off
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
betting ticket; betting slip