or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
only; just because; although; even; at (place, time); in (time span)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
such; like that; that sort of; very
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to pull apart; to separate; to draw; to tie (a game)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
embodying; expressing concretely
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
invisibly; secretly; privately
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
all-out attack; general offensive
astronomical observation; stargazing