dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
ill will; malice; evil intent
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
having one misfortune after another; insult to injury
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
animal; beastly; carnal; sensual; brute
ball of a finger; finger cushion; pulp of the finger; pad of the finger
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to put on airs; to assume importance
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
thereupon; shortly thereafter
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top