only; merely; just; at most; no more than
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
in one's hands; in one's control
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
creation; generation; formation; derivation
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to insert; to put between; to tuck (into)
matter (in Aristotelianism)