blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
arrest rate; clear-up rate; crime-arrest ratio
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
postwar period; period after Second World War
difficult to ...; hard to ...
probability; likelihood; chances
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to blaze; to burn brightly
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
to be at a loss; to be in a corner
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
loan shark; high-interest consumer finance firm
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
having vague fears; feeling alarmed; feeling gloomy (about the future); feeling apprehension