very loud volume; megavolume
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
videophone; video telephone; video call
(switched) on; being on the green (of one's ball)
network disturbance; communication failure; telecommunication malfunction
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
(not) a single person; (no) one
to temper thoroughly; to train well
flippant; saucy; know-all
anger; passion; rage; temper
cruise; navigation; sailing
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
to change configuration (e.g. electrical wiring); to reconfigure
underground space; subterranean space; subterranea
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
to feel relieved; to feel satisfied
angrily; in a huff; in anger; plump; tender
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to let slip a secret; to let the cat out of the bag
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
wig; hairpiece (esp. to cover hair loss); toupee
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
readjustment; realignment
computer graphics; CG; computer-generated imagery; CGI
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
virtue; charm; merit; good point
to rank with; to rank among
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
Son of God; child of an emperor
religious leader; person of religion; religious figure; religionist
looking out for oneself; putting one's own skin first; prioritizing one's own safety above all else
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
source of information; intelligence source; message source
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
beginning; start; civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
small; fine; minute; stingy; cheap