to break into fragments; to go to pieces
offensive camp; team at bat
expenditure; disbursement; expenses
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
transmission (of motive power); drive; gearing
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to reveal one's true intentions; to show one's cards
creeping bugleweed (Ajuga decumbens)
irrepressibly aroused (esp. sexually); stimulated
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
granted that; even if; even though
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
yes it is!; it surely is; certainly
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)