distinction; discrimination; discernment; identification
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
hyperventilation; overbreathing; hyperpnea; overventilation
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
charcoal; charred remains
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
last ray of hope; only hope
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
direct control; direct supervision
blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle; end of the world (esp. in fiction); apocalypse
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
to retaliate; to return a blow; to strike back (at); to retort
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
background character (in a manga, anime, etc.); mob (in a video game); non-player character; NPC
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
feeler; tentacle; antenna; touching (with one's hand); feeling; sensing
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
to chop; to cut off; to chop off; to hack off
old woman; joker (in old maid)