weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
specialization; specialisation
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to hand (over); to deliver in person
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
is that so?; I see; right; oh
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
distant place; faraway location; far away
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
is something that; is that which
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
sword; blade; single stroke
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
to be hot on a person's heels
please (give me); please (do for me)
looking pale; looking unwell
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client