(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
soldier; combatant; warrior
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
stock; products; goods (esp. stolen); loot; spoils
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to telephone; to make a phone call
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
area; zone; district; quarter; section; limits
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
tone (of voice); manner of talking
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
to pass (of time); to elapse
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup