origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
senility; dotage; decrepitude
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
loud (criticism, protest, etc.); noisy; clamorous; boisterous; uproarious; fierce
cloud of dust (sand, etc.); dust storm
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
serious wound; serious injury
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to have one's fun spoiled; to have one's enthusiasm dampened
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
good policy; wise policy; best plan
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
else; in addition; besides
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
close; intimate; on good terms
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
self-control; self-restraint
to be able to manage somehow or other
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes