congeniality; satisfaction; gratification; critical hit
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
striking effect (e.g. of a remedy); dramatic results; special effect; special effects; SFX
slash (punctuation mark); slash; slit
settlement; solution; resolution
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
to smear all over; to slather on; to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly; to bedaub (with paint)
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
ignition; combustion; firing a blank cartridge; discharge of a gun without bullets; firing (of an event); triggering
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
(opening of a) wound; cut
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
1,000,000; one million; million; many
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
murder; killing; murderer
fusion cutting (of metals); plasma cutting; blowout (of a fuse)
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
worm; insect; insignificant person; pathetic person
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
build; physique; frame; constitution
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
tackling (to the ground); tackle (in rugby, hockey, etc.); tackle (position in American football); fishing tackle
to be too late; to be too slow
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of charge); freelance; independent; freelancer; one-size-fits-all; free skating
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in