smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
this is why; this means; it is the case that
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
together; at the same time; same; identical
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
both; both sides; both parties
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
between both countries; bilateral
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
battlefield; battleground
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
scoring combination made with captured cards; meld
metallic sound; metallic clank