rupture disk (type of safety valve)
(abbr) Harvard University
swallowing; understanding; apprehension
proof; evidence; sign; testimony; vindication
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
Sean; Cyon; Shaun; Shawn; Shone
being prepared for a theoretical (ideological) argument; being armed with theoretical backing
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
sudden emergence; sudden formation; coming out of nowhere; bursting onto the scene
struggle (for); scramble; contest
Old World (i.e. Asia, Africa, Europe)
to finish reading; to read through
bubblingly; foamingly; sinking or rising while giving off bubbles; cute and chubby; pudgy; puffed up
to appear all together; to be all present
(finishing something) suddenly; abruptly
attentive; scrupulous; tactful; tasteful; smart
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
losing one's fighting spirit; losing the will to fight; losing heart
to fight with swords; to cross swords
to panic; to freak out; to fly into a tizzy
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
boiled and half-dried bonito
to claim victims; to cause casualties
black magic; black art; witchcraft; sorcery
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
leather; leather-bound; leathern
to pulverize; to break into pieces; to beat to a pulp; to defeat completely; to crush
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); cutting plane