overriding principle; main principle; great principle
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
adaptability; ability to apply knowledge to new situations; practical skills
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
not revealing (thoughts, feelings); not breathing a word
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
action; operation; effect; function
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
gambling den; gambling house
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
addition; adding; supplement
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
usually; under usual circumstances
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
to be turned up; to be turned inside out; to ride up; to be lifted (e.g. by wind)
zapping (through TV channels); channel surfing
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal