incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
belief; faith; conviction
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
and yet; though; when; in spite of
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
despotic government; autocracy
to entrust; to send (a message, etc.)
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
badness; evilness; bad; evil
exemplar; model; example; pattern
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
absolute monarch; despot; autocrat; tyrant
to give a round of applause; to applaud
consequence; result; conclusion
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
point of ignition; flash point
four 20-point cards (scoring combination)
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
rising; ascending; climbing
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
be (that) as it may; having said that
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation