extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
how long; how far; how much
to pass (of time); to elapse
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
deep-seated grudge; hatred
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
trio; gang of three; threesome
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
impromptu; improvised; extempore; instant (e.g. ramen)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
ability; performance; efficiency
connection; linking; linkage; link; liaison; contact
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
in history; ever; historical
rare; extraordinary; singular
to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to be conceited; to brag; to show off
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to get someone to say; to make someone say
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
all (there is); as long as there is
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
exaltation; emotional uplift
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
(opening of a) wound; cut
to bring back; to restore
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare