basis for decision; evidence for judging
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
innumerable; countless; numberless
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
speaking voice; talking voice
one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life
to grab (someone) by the collar; to seize (someone) by the lapels
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
surreptitious glance; looking furtively
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
kind; sort; species; species
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
imprisonment; incarceration