to fill with holes; to riddle (e.g. with bullets)
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors); bringing something up after the fact; revealing something afterwards; holding back until the last minute
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
ice; ice cream; ice pop; ice lolly; cold; iced (e.g. iced tea, iced coffee); ice (stimulant drug)
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
charm; incantation; spell; magic formula
to practice magic; to practise magic
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
condition; situation; prospects
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
recompense; indemnity; atonement
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
side effect; adverse reaction
news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements
to move up (e.g. date, rank, order); to be advanced; to be carried (of a number in addition)
improvement of one's constitution; reformation
self-contradiction; paradox; antinomy