to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
duty; obligation; responsibility
riskiness; (level of) danger
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
vicious circle; vicious cycle
desperation; struggle to the death
standard-bearer; flag-bearer
seeing one off; farewell; escort
intensification; aggravation
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
softy; pushover; wishy-washy person
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
it is I who should say so
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
major incident; major happening; big scandal
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean