substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
incident; affair; happening; event
to be helpful; to be useful
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
piece of meat; cut of meat
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
to watch for an unguarded moment
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
elementary level; beginner level
to shake off; to throw off
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
sword skills; swordsmanship