hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
to pour oil on (something); to anoint with oil; to turn up; to add fuel (e.g. to a dispute); to rev up
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
isomorphism; same shape; same type; same pattern
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
talkative; loquacious; garrulous; having a large family to support; having too many mouths to feed
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to get entangled in; to be involved in; to be embroiled in; to get mixed up in
to listen again; to ask again
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
landing on an aircraft carrier; deck-landing; reaching a warship; arrival of a warship (at a port)
not worrying about one's reputation or appearance; not caring what others think
Full speed ahead!; Full steam ahead!
mushroom cloud (from nuclear explosion, etc.)
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
curse; spell; malediction
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
fire fighting; extinguishing a fire
eye; insight; vision; gist; main point; hole
180 degrees; complete change
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
smart; clever; agile; nimble; quick
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to refuse; to decline; to deny
next; secondly; subsequently
being the strongest; being powerful (mighty) without equal
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
to get distracted; to jump off the track
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft