plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
to happen to hear; to overhear
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
older brother; elder brother
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
sword skills; swordsmanship
weakening; emaciation; decline
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
to be true to nature; to be lifelike
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
indescribable; having no way to express
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
foolish thought; (one's own) thought; (one's own) idea
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
surely; certainly; without doubt
grudge; complaint; reproach
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
funny story; funny anecdote
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs