cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
switching over to; migration; transition
blizzard; furious snowstorm
cesspool; sink; manure sink
moment; brief space of time
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
to part left and right; to open out
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
scale; scope; plan; structure
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
cross; crossed; cruciform
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
to die out; to become extinct
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible