gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
to shed light; to cast light
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
sea of blood; pool of blood
to smear all over; to slather on; to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly; to bedaub (with paint)
steel trap; foothold trap; bear trap
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
striking; remarkable; considerable
numbers game; deceiving by misuse of numbers and statistics
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
whoosh (of something suddenly spreading, billowing, swelling, or gushing outward); fwoosh; (bursting) into tears; suddenly (crying)
rewinding (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
to burst open; to pop; to split
split; division; break up
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
contraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflation
emotional care; emotional support; caring for someone's mental well-being
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
alteration; falsification; faking
artificial intelligence; AI
to push into; to stuff into; to be enthusiastic (about); to be crazy (about); to get excited; to be stirred up
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining