destroying; annihilating; eradicating
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to loosen one's sword slightly in the scabbard
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
threat; intimidation; menace
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to laugh away; to laugh off
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to be needed; to be wanted
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
fair and square; open and aboveboard
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
the whole area; all areas
sphere; circle; range; category
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
button (clothing); push-button
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
acid reflux; bile reflux; pyrosis; gloating; gratification; satisfaction
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
refutation; rebuttal; retort
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
on the occasion of; at the time of
encouragement; backing; reinforcements
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something