throughput; processing power
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
dozens; scores of; decades
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
automatic; intransitive verb
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
ten-gallon hat; cowboy hat
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
strength; power; proficiency; ability
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series