pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
cavity; hollow; cave; hollow
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to be ardent (of passion, zeal, etc.); to be aflame
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
to have a hard time of it
to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer
supply; provision; service; supply
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to make a living; to earn a livelihood
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
wisdom; intelligence; sagacity
gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body
solid (body); solid matter; solid-state
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
cluster; cluster; cluster (unit of disk space allocation); cluster (group of computers); clique; faction
thermal energy; heat energy
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
number (of long, cylindrical things, movies, trains, home runs, etc.)
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
exactly alike (in appearance); like two peas in a pod; (practically) identical; spitting image (of); carbon copy (of)