hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
change; transformation; inversion
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
absentmindedly; vacantly; carelessly
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
water outlet; tap; faucet
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
fire under suspicious circumstances; arson
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
how; in what way; circumstances
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range