circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
dreamy state of mind; ecstasy; trance
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
wearing armour (armor); counter for suits of armour
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
loss of fighting spirit; losing the will to fight
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
conquest; subjugation; overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
barefoot; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
homeworld; home planet; mother planet
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
unbroken; uninterrupted; continuous
smelling of mud; smelling of earth; unrefined; unpolished; uncouth
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite