violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
to freeze; to refrigerate
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
thousands; several thousand
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
for example; for instance; e.g.
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)