defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
craft; technique; craftsmanship; craftsman; artisan; technician
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
to allow oneself to ...; to take the liberty of ...; it is presumed that; (I, we) presume that; on one's own accord; by one's arbitrary decision
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation