destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
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
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
either way; in any case; one way or another
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
pit of the stomach; solar plexus; place where water falls
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
pressure; oppression; suppression
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
syringe; hypodermic needle; injector
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
On the Origin of Species (Charles Darwin, 1859); origin of species
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic