to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer
doubling; marked increase; multiplying; redoubling
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
make good use of; make the most of
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
standing close together in a disorderly way (of buildings, etc.); standing side by side; standing (for election) in (excessively) large numbers; (too many candidates) competing with each other
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
to part (from); to part company (with); to split (with); to break off relations (with)
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
mentally strong; strong-willed
while; although; (but) at the same time; on the other hand; half the face; profile
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
event; phenomenon; matter
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
to go past; to pass; to pass by
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
mystical power inherent in words; spirit of language
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
disqualification; unfitness; noncompliance
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
personality-wise; by nature; characteristic
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
concreteness; embodiment; expressing concretely
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); jump