knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
self-consciousness; self-awareness
conduct; behavior; behaviour
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
don't let your guard down; carelessness is the great enemy; danger comes soonest when it is despised
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
passage; path; route; one's way
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few
location famous for production of something (usually food)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake