to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
to hurt; to smart; to sting
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
winter landscape; winter scenery; wintry landscape; wintry scene
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
from the beginning; from scratch
this world; this life; world of the living
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash