one end; an end; part; fragment
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
imagination; supposition; guess
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
war; fighting; fierce competition
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
large text that appears in ads or brochures to catch the reader's attention (in copywriting)
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
drug; medicine; (illegal) drug; narcotics
normalcy; normality; normal
(wild) yak (Bos mutus); (domestic) yak (Bos grunniens)
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
side effect; adverse reaction
thought experiment; gedankenexperiment
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to think constantly about; to dwell on
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
introduction, development, turn and conclusion (quadripartite structure of certain Chinese poetry); story composition and development
as (for); for; in the capacity of
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
(raining) heavily; (water rushing) plentily; with white noise; with a buzz