alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
undoubted; unmistakable; definite
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
right in the middle (of); midst; height
knowing; (an) acquaintance
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
even more; still more; further
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
had better ...; had better not ...
beginning of the game; kickoff; face-off
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
different thing; another question; different case
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine