negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
eccentric; crank; oddball
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
what do you want?; can I help you?
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
matter of hit-and-miss; mix of success and failure; variation (in quality, returns, etc.)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
genuine article; real thing; real deal
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
ultimate; final; last; eventual
villain; baddie; the villain's part
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
cold dish (e.g. at a restaurant)
speckled with white; salt-and-pepper (pattern, fabric, etc.); marbling (of beef); (of fish, chicken, shellfish, etc.) blanching by exposure to boiling and then icy water; formation of frost