painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
prospects of victory; chances of success
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
someone else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
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
what do you want?; can I help you?
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
attribute; property; attribute; alignment (in a role-playing game); element (of an enemy or attack); type (of dealt damage); (character) type
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
matter of hit-and-miss; mix of success and failure; variation (in quality, returns, etc.)
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
genuine article; real thing; real deal
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
ultimate; final; last; eventual
villain; baddie; the villain's part
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
to be insolent; to be arrogant; to be impudent; to be rude
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)