killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
to well up; to burst; to arise
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
discrimination; discernment; identification
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
ignition; detonation; triggering; explosion
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
flight; desertion; escape
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed
cesspool; sink; manure sink
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to sustain a serious wound
decisive battle of brief duration
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
king of the hill; king of the castle; king of the mountain
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling