to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
gale; violent (strong) wind
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to hold a sword above one's head; to be haughty; to be arrogant
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
without thinking of the consequences
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to make (somewhere) one's final home; to make (a place) one's final resting place; to do (something) for the rest of one's life; to devote (the rest of) one's life to (something)
to backfire; to have a harmful result
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
protracted war; war of attrition
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to faint; to be exhausted
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish