crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
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)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
having said that; on the other hand
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
prize money; monetary award; reward
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
war; battle; match; game; competition
of course; certainly; naturally
form; shape; figure; visage
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
advanced level; high grade; senior
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
even if not; even without
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to temper thoroughly; to train well
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to knead well; to polish; to refine
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to watch over; to watch attentively
center; centre; metropolis
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
at once; there and then; immediately
three; three years of age
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient