defense; defence; safeguard; protection
abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
difference; variation; difference
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
perfect; complete; flawless
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
let's do it; I (we) are going to do it
to cut corners; to be shoddy
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
instant; moment; for an instant
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
beginning; outset; first; onset
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
Moro; Muslim inhabitant of the Philippines; conspicuously; openly; completely; entirely
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation