common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
to be reasonable; to stand to reason; to be logical; to hold water
much less; to say nothing of
grade; class; degree; magnitude
base (of a polygon); bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; base (e.g. of support); foundation
numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
(speaking) bluntly; frankly; straightforwardly; openly; directly; unhesitantingly
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
personal grudge; personal enmity
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
emotional strength; force of will
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
dark clouds gather; threatening signs emerge; trouble is afoot
lifting a curse; breaking a spell; disenchantment
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
for example; for instance; e.g.
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should