to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
preservation; retainment; keeping
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
to use and then throw away
performance of one's official duties
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
function; facility; faculty; feature
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
persistence; single-mindedness
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
to threaten; to make threats
most important condition (for); first prerequisite
verbal promise; one's word
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
planned; scheduled; systematic
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander