offense and defense; offence and defence
several times; several degrees
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
threat; intimidation; menace
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to blow off; to be blown off
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to be opposite; to face each other
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)