second; number two; runner-up
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
rough; rowdy; wild; rough person; rowdy person
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
children's story; fairy tale
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to die by drowning; to drown
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
retention; maintenance; preservation
resignation; acceptance; consolation
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
state of the war; war situation
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
good; goodness; right; virtue
to crumble away; to collapse
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
manners; behavior; behaviour
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant