performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
to kill by burning to death
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
second (unit of time); arc second
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
charred; burnt black; scorched black
with a snap; with a crack
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
charcoal; charred remains
to peel off and fall; to flake away
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to be forward; to be impertinent
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
anonymity; using an assumed name
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
system; institution; organization; organisation
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
using together (jointly); used at the same time
credibility; authenticity; confidence; reliability
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
serious; severe; grave; acute