combine; combine harvester
to maintain (preserve) peace
wizard; genius; remarkable talent; exceptional ability
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
diastrophism; movement and deformation of the earth's crust; upheaval (e.g. in politics); seismic shift; earthshaking changes
default settings; initial settings; initial configuration; initialization; initialisation
what date?; what's the date?; when?
frontline (military) base; forward base; outpost
scientific capability; scientific ability (e.g. of a student); scientific strength (e.g. of a country); level of technological development
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
full throttle; full power
brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)
rewriting (book); renewal; transfer of ownership
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
secret; private; surreptitious
unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
gazing at (in wonderment)
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
badness; evilness; bad; evil
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
remote past; far ago; time immemorial