to wring the neck; to strangle
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
useless resistance; vain struggle
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
hateful; detestable; loathsome
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
mental; spiritual; emotional
unfairness; injustice; partiality
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
thunderous roar; roaring sound
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to give an impression; to make an impression
red; red color; communist; socialist; left-wing
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (forever); to continue to conceal
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
there is no way that ...; easy; simple