(attacking and) sinking (a ship); sending (a ship) to the bottom; crushing defeat; utter failure; complete exhaustion; collapsing (onto a bed, desk, etc.)
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
tediously (explain, complain, etc.); repeatedly; persistently; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
point of compromise; common ground
entrance fee; participation cost
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
doer; performer; shite; protagonist; speculator
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
group behind a crime; criminal group
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances (for something); to bear (something) in mind; to ebb and flow
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to highlight something; to bring something to the forefront
ice; ice cream; ice pop; ice lolly; cold; iced (e.g. iced tea, iced coffee); ice (stimulant drug)
buying a large amount (esp. of collectible items aimed at children, e.g. manga)
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
jeweler; gem dealer; jeweler's (jewelry) shop
luminous body (e.g. of a shooting star); bright metal; fish with a silver-blue sheen (e.g. sardines, mackerel); 20-point card; bright
to worry about what lies ahead (based on the current situation); to look bleak (for the future); to not bode well