sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
(period of) a year; during an era
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
selection; choice; option
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
either way; in any case; one way or another
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
(can you) spare a little time (to speak)?; (do you) have a moment (to speak)?
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
the real criminal; true culprit
remote control; remote operation
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
warp (fictional faster-than-light spacecraft propulsion)
vehicle; conveyance; transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival); playground facility
probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
bout (in sports, etc.); match; effort; initiative; dealing with
pointing out; identification
watchful waiting; careful supervision
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
extermination; annihilation
three; three years of age
price; cost; value; worth; value
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death