to grow up; to become an adult
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
reset; fresh start; new beginning
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
way of talking; speaking style
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
to attack; to assault; to assail
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to assemble; to set up; to construct
open-minded; receptive; free from preconceived ideas
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
side effect; adverse reaction
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
law of cause and effect; principle of causality
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
parallel universe; alternative reality; parallel world
extensive; vast range; wide scope
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to some extent; to a certain extent
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
sound of pistol fire; sound of exploding gunpowder; exchange of (pistol) fire; shootout; conflict
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase