to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
for a while; for some time; for a period
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; MLB
enlightenment; spiritual awakening; opening one's eyes to the truth; gaining eyesight; restoring eyesight; opening the eyes
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
common cattail (Typha latifolia); common bulrush; common reedmace
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
insolent fellow; rude fellow
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
crown; diadem; bottle cap
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
foreign; abroad; overseas
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
certain evidence; definite evidence