good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
spirit; heart; disposition
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
to be able to manage somehow or another
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
preface; introduction; preamble
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
treasure chest; strongbox
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to have a talk; to tell a story
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to discuss; to talk together
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
last days; the end; one's fate
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)