preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
strategy meeting; council of war
caller; visitor; company; guest
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
children's story; fairy tale
simple honesty; tactless frankness
the reverse; other side; lining
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
complete blockade (seal); baseball shutout
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
all things in nature; the whole creation
to lead someone around by the nose
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
to become clumsy; to miss one's aim
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
telecommunications; correspondence
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to revive; to resurrect; to resuscitate
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)