no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong); to swipe; to nick; to pilfer
vertical stripes; striped fabric
mineral matter; metallic property
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
negotiations; discussions; connection
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
horizon (related to land)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite