false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to read out (e.g. data from a computer or process); to retrieve
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
endurance; perseverance; patience
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to finish reading; to read through
cripple; disabled person; invalid
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
revengeful ghost; apparition
autotomy; self amputation; act of cutting off a part of one's own body in order to escape a predator
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
surrounding at a distance
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
contradiction; inconsistency
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
attendance; presence; appearance
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal