spurt of blood (from one's victim)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
opening fully; full throttle; full power
since; henceforth; ever since
irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)
taking into consideration; giving consideration (to)
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
younger scholar; future reference
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to leave (a scene); to step away
it's been a long time; long time no see
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
resigning from (public) office; going out of power (of a party); going into opposition
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
memory; sense; experience
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient
three times; thrice; third (interval)
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
filthy; dirty (looking); drab