bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
thrusting (a spear, etc.)
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
incontinence; soiling oneself; wetting one's pants; discharge (e.g. of contaminants); effluence
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
to triumph; to be elated with success
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)