handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
with a clink (click, clack)
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
with a slamming noise (e.g. door, telephone receiver); with a banging noise; with a clash; with a clank; with a bang
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
to carry; to bring (to a place)
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to burrow through; to dig through
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
terrain; geographical features; topography
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
implementation (e.g. of a feature); installation (of equipment); mounting; packaging
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up