overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
secret; private; surreptitious
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
household belongings; household possession; furniture and household goods; goods and chattels; home furnishings; household goods
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
tight turn; adaptability; flexibility; maneuverability
blunder; slip; error; error
open-hearted; free and easy; frank; not being bothered by unimportant things
denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
to talk to oneself; to mutter
all over; all over the place; everywhere
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
eyes and nose; looks; facial features; shape; form
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
piling shame on top of shame
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
tediously; repetitively; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
being very busy; busyness
to walk with; to make someone tag along; to carry around (esp. a child); to carry about
to walk someone off (e.g. to the police station)
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to become settled; to be fixed
example; illustration; precedent