massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
amount of material resources
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
offensive (movement); aggression
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
nothing but; none other than
old age; old person; the old; the aged
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
still (continuing); as ever; further
war situation; progress of a battle
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
very likely; very probable
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
to become poor; to be poor
sick; ill; ailing; (arch.) to hurt; (arch.) to ache