science fiction; sci-fi; SF
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to go over one's head; to be beyond one's comprehension
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
malicious (at heart); spiteful; wicked
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
duplicity; treachery; double-dealing
as one flesh or body; simultaneously
making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
trying one's luck; test of one's luck
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
being the sole winner; winner-take-all
(brute) force; using all one's might
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
first thing in the afternoon
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
powderized green laver; blue-green algae (esp. Microcystis spp.); cyanobacteria; algal bloom; water bloom
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
planned; scheduled; systematic
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
hand used like a sword in striking
merry drinker; one who laughs easily
hesitantly; timidly; diffidently
to keep watch; to stand guard
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire