zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
decrease; reduction; decline
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
number of digits or characters
MP; magic point; military police (US, etc.); MP; member of parliament (UK, etc.); MP
consumption; expenditure; spending
decipherment; interpretation; making out; identification
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence; declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to shed light; to cast light
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
becoming red-hot; red heat; scorching heat; burning (love); passionate (e.g. debate); ardent
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
maneuvering ground; manoeuvring ground
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away