increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
long ago; already; a long time ago
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
convenient; handy; useful
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
storm caused by the devil; evil wind; eerie wind
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to come from; to have roots in
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
this (very thing); this precisely
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)