purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
guard; sentinel; garrison
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
they; those guys; those fellows
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to pulverize; to break into pieces; to beat to a pulp; to defeat completely; to crush
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
many; much; plenty; hardly
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
three; three years of age
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
bud scale (scaly leaf protecting a bud)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means