fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
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)
behind; in the rear; in back
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to cut corners; to be shoddy
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
listless; languid; sluggish; irritating; exasperating; tiresome
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
unimpressive; unimpressed
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump