sales pitch; sales lure; catchphrase
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
ignition; detonation; triggering; explosion
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
hegemony; leadership; initiative
rather than; more ... than ...
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
has never (done, occurred); there has never been an instance (where); there is no precedent (for)
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
to distract one's attention
great speed; recklessly fast speed
puddle of blood; pool of blood
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years
molding; moulding; shaping; forming; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
to say everything one wants to say; to exhaust a topic
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
self-contradiction; paradox; antinomy
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
masterpiece; masterwork; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul; vengeful spirit (spawned from a dead person's hate); vindictive soul (of a deceased person)
to invite in; to show someone in