to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
recommendation; endorsement
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
good; goodness; right; virtue
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
aggression; invasion; raid
commander; commanding officer; CO
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
creative work (e.g. artistic, literary)
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
in that manner; like that
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
either way; in any case; one way or another
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
war; battle; match; game; competition
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
your body; your health; yourself; you
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
travel guide (book); tourist guide
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of