can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
military vessel; war fleet
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
early on; earlier on; from early
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
winner; victor; conqueror
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
gathering (esp. troops); getting together; mustering
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
to knock down; to knock off
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to say; to tell; to state; to do
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
equivalence; equal value; parity; (logical) equivalence
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage