stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
disintegration; self-destruction
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
amount of light; quantity of light
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
moment by moment; hour by hour
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
tuna (Thunnus spp.; esp. the Pacific bluefin); dead fish (person who is unresponsive or passive during sex); starfish; body of a person struck by a train; person unconscious due to alcohol
to shake one's head (in denial)
thought; consideration; thinking
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
belatedly; though a little too late
superfine; extra-fine; extremely thin; extra-fine woollen yarn
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
charred; burnt black; scorched black
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to listen again; to ask again
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
detoxification; counteracting poison; neutralizing poison
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; neighborhood; neighbourhood
chain reaction; nuclear chain reaction
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment