hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
fort; stronghold; fortification
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
careful observation; close attention
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
several people; a few people
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
victim; injured party; sufferer
fixed fitting (esp. window)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
(medical) doctor; physician
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
hemorrhagic shock; haemorrhagic shock