rot; decay; corrosion; etching; saprophagy
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
commanding; awe-inspiring; bitter (cold); piercing
matter (in Aristotelianism)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions
relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
retention; maintenance; preservation
interference; intervention; meddling
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
standardization; manualization; compiling into a manual; formalization
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
offensive (movement); aggression
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
one (thing); one piece; one item
armed forces; military; troops
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
succession; continuation; series; sequence
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
to mix in (e.g. an ingredient)