anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
something; some kind of; for some reason
vigilante group; neighborhood watch; self-defense group
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
to call each other; to call out to one another
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
contrary to one's expectations
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
how much; how many; to what extent
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
prone (to); liable (to); apt (to); tending (to)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
course; route; path; process; stages
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things
female fox; vixen; she-fox; woman who deceives men
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
that's got nothing to do with me; that's none of my business; that doesn't involve me
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because