to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
every day and every night
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
three times; thrice; third (musical interval)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(a person or body being) unidentifiable (unidentified)
dispatching to Europe (e.g. an envoy); sending to Europe
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
countermeasure; counter-measure
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
wholeheartedly (approve, agree, etc.); unconditionally; completely
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
sign; indication; omen; symptom
transport aircraft; transport plane
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
indirection; indirectness
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall