way; method; means; resource; course
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
mistaken idea; misunderstanding; wrong impression
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
killing by poisoning; killing with poison; poisoning (to death)
cooking; food preparation
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
to be dead; to be lifeless
to take a breath; to gather one's breath; to catch one's breath; to take a rest; to take a break
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
surely (not); certainly (not)
useless resistance; vain struggle
extreme brutality; atrocity; heinousness; heinous nature
killing and wounding; bloodshed
optimism; taking an optimistic view
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
demonic; devilish; satanic; diabolic
existence; possession; having; limited company
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
(muscular) explosiveness; explosive power; instantaneous force; quick responsiveness; instantaneity
judgment; judgement; discernment
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
sound of a gunshot; report of a gun