reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
change in appearance; transformation
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to approach; to draw near
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
charred; burnt black; scorched black
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)