to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
depression; low spirits; dejection
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
finishing blow; coup de grâce
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
companion; company; tritagonist
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to not take seriously; to take lightly
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
time; season; period; phase; stage
offense; offence; method of attack
superiority; predominance
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
besides; in addition; also; moreover
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
question; inquiry; enquiry
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand