pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
bargaining chip; bargaining tool
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
one's physical safety; personal security
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
failure; rejection; rupture
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
verbal promise; one's word
to take back; to recapture
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
military discipline; military regulations; military rules
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to show; to bare (the teeth)
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust somebody's civility; to give up (on someone)
hand used like a sword in striking
to dance; to perform dance steps
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to jump upon (a moving object)