extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
to entrust; to leave to a person
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to run about trying to escape
without leaving any trace
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
regret; repentance; remorse
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle