request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
one-liner; funny joke; gag; quick trick
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
striking effect (e.g. of a remedy); dramatic results; special effect; special effects; SFX
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
to be clearly ahead of the competition; to stand out noticeably above one's rivals; to stand out from the crowd
frequency; rate of occurrence
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
most part; greater part; majority
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate