general idea; concept; notion
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
detonator; priming; primer; trigger; impetus; spark
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
war; fighting; fierce competition
human realm; world of humans; terrestrial world
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
next; secondly; subsequently
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
plural; multiple; several
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
pole (north, south); climax; extreme (point)
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
it's no joke; gimme a break!
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
interference; intervention; meddling
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
thousands; several thousand
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
instability; insecurity; crankiness
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
accumulation; accumulate; store
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
unless one ...; if one does not ...