to shake one's head (in denial)
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to well up; to burst; to arise
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
to grow angry; to display one's anger
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
even if; even though; however; no matter how
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
power; authority; influence
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)