to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
plan; scheme; stratagem; trick; trap; plot
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
by itself; automatically; naturally
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
it's no joke; gimme a break!
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
suddenly; all of a sudden
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
systematic; organized; organizational
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
looking upon (someone) as an enemy; regarding as an enemy; being hostile toward
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
meaning; connotation; denotation
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
from out of nowhere; from who knows where