seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
mangy cur; low animal; beast
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
to shake; to waver; to tremble
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
extensive; vast range; wide scope
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
technique; art; skill; move
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
one end; an end; part; fragment
all; entire; whole; altogether
to blow off; to be blown off
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
winning a battle; victory; victorious battle
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
beginning; outset; first; onset
war; battle; match; game; competition
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to manage something successfully; to be successful
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer