conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
atmosphere; air; magnanimous; generous; large-hearted
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
gale; violent (strong) wind
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to hold a sword above one's head; to be haughty; to be arrogant
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
without thinking of the consequences
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
to make (somewhere) one's final home; to make (a place) one's final resting place; to do (something) for the rest of one's life; to devote (the rest of) one's life to (something)
to backfire; to have a harmful result
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
protracted war; war of attrition
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to be completely weakened; to be utterly exhausted; to be worn out; to be completely at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be greatly annoyed (by)
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
bet; wager; stake; gamble