how dare ...; how could ...
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
(beheading) block; guillotine; scaffold
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
skill; dexterity; proficiency
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
important post; important office; key position
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
cesspool; sink; manure sink
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
to drift; to blow together; to have the wind start to blow; to have the wind spring up
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
centre of explosion; center of explosion; hypocentre; hypocenter; ground zero
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
recommendation; referral; endorsement
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions)
to run around; to bustle about
intention; idea; inclination; wish
mobilization; mobilisation
to sniff out; to get wind of
hoarse voice; husky voice
melancholy; gloom; depression
to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
generation; lifetime; age