intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
to launch a surprise attack
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
regular time; stated period
symbol; sign; (secret) price mark; secret language; code
to take a veneer off something
secret information; intelligence
man proposes, God disposes; (lit.) man does what man can do then awaits the verdict of heaven (or fate)
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
internal trouble; domestic trouble
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to take; to catch; to capture
the very best; excellent; superb
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
great laughter; burst of laughter
putting a plan into operation
different item; different lot
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
(parasitic) host; landlord; innkeeper
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
property; fortune; assets
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
leader of a charge; first to arrive
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
mercantile disposition; having a nose for profit; commercialism; mercenary spirit
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that