to hurt; to smart; to sting
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
empty threat; bluff; paper tiger
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to crumble away; to collapse
god of death; death deity; Death; Grim Reaper
main purpose; primary objective
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
innumerable; countless; numberless
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
unruly horse; unmanageable horse; unbroken horse
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
personal aeroplane; personal airplane
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
reflection; reflected light; reflected heat; glare
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
throat; important part; vital area
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
physical labor; physical labour; manual work; drastic move (e.g. hold or strike in martial arts); power technique; display of power
to be in focus; to come into focus
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)