huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
while alive; during one's lifetime
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to project; to stick out; to stand out
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
elegance; taste; refinement
shrike (any bird of family Laniidae); bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus); butcher bird
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
special; particular; peculiar; unique
intelligence gathering; information gathering
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
professor; teaching; instruction
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
finishing blow; coup de grâce
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
retired and quiet; secluded
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone