to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
impossibly hard video game
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
ostentation; show; affectation
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
great laughter; burst of laughter
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
to come to one's senses; to calm down
that's true; of course; obviously
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
speech and conduct; words and deeds
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
serious; severe; grave; acute
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
still; even now; to this day
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to be surprising; to be shocking; to be jaw-dropping
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument