reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
to speak; to say; to vocalize
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
to press a question; to cross-examine
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
steady; sound; stable; safe (e.g. business); reliable; trustworthy
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag