gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
launch site (e.g. for rockets, missiles, etc.); launching site
understood; I see; OK; present; here
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
misogyny; woman-hater; misogynist
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
chicken meat; fowl; poultry; bird meat
killing an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; blood offering; killing violently; bloodbath; victimizing
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
in a way that is uncharacteristic of ...; in a way that is unbecoming to ...; in a way that is unbefitting of ...; despite one's position as ...; despite being ...
artistry; artistic quality; artistic character
real thing; original; actual
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
several hundred million years
birth; creation; formation
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
frontier (esp. the American frontier); frontier (of a field); forefront (of science, technology)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
general; popular; common; typical
private citizen; civilian
feeling keenly; fully realizing
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
one-liner; funny joke; gag; quick trick