to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; not knowing the true nature
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
split; division; break up
interference; intervention; meddling
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
to rain incessantly; to downpour
neglecting; ignoring; paying no attention to; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
accommodation; taking in; imprisonment; detention; containing (e.g. words in a dictionary); adding
extensive; vast range; wide scope
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
catchers who warm up pitchers in the bullpen; tank (character that soaks up damage for the rest of the party in an MMORPG)
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
inorganic matter; inorganic substance; inorganic compound
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")