to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
pilling; lint; furball; hairball; trichobezoar
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
depiction; description; portrayal
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
personal combat; one-to-one fight
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
finishing writing, work, etc. at a stroke (stretch); knocking something off without a break
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
difficult delivery; difficult childbirth; dystocia
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale
to thrust before; to thrust at
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
feeling keenly; fully realizing
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
with a crack; with a smash
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
reimbursement; compensation; reparation; indemnity
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be bored (with); to be unable to bear