to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
(dying) suddenly; (breaking) brittly; with a snap; softly and swellingly
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
extensive; vast range; wide scope
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
this is why; this means; it is the case that
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
difficult to ...; hard to ...
one more time; once more; once again
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
while; during (the time when)
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
gems and stones; wheat and chaff; wheat and tares; good and bad
strength; power; proficiency; ability
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
decision; judgment; resolution
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)