black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
power; might; authority; influence
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
colouring; coloring; colorant
nothing but; except; no more than
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
silence; stillness; quietness
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
even though; despite; when
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
that's got nothing to do with me; that's none of my business; that doesn't involve me
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
simply put; putting it simply; in short
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation