OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
to challenge (a person) to a fight
slitheringly; wriggling, slipping and sliding
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
to be sacked; to be dismissed
blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus)
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; swallowing (a story); believing unquestioningly; accepting (a proposal, demand, etc.) unconditionally; accepting as-is
appearance; figure; shape; form
sea snake; worm eel (Ophichthidae spp.); snake eel
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
single cell; simple-minded; one-track-minded
to glare at each other; to confront each other
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
top of the head; crown of the head
to smash (violently); to crush; to ruin (a plan, company, etc.); to wreck; to destroy
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
test of patience; battle of wills; endurance contest
restoration (to the original state or location); reconstruction; restitution
to shave off; to scrape off
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
section; cross section; profile
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp