very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
function; facility; faculty; feature
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
very likely; very probable
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
third grade; third class; tertiary
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
why; how; for what reason
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
home page; web page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (in snowboarding, skateboarding, etc.); hit point
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
how many years; how long; what year
aging; ageing; growing older
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
to bring back; to restore
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
prognostic symptoms; after-effect; sequela
severe (illness, disability, etc.); serious
war; fighting; fierce competition
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
hazardous materials; dangerous goods; explosives; combustibles
plant and equipment; production equipment; productive capacity
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)