questions and answers; dialogue
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
originally; by nature; from the start
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
how can (one) do something
only; merely; but; no more than
single word; a few words; brief comment
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless