how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
union; joining; conjugation
(arch.) divining; (arch.) telling a fortune; (arch.) predicting; choosing; settling; fixing
consequently; as a result
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
scorpion (Scorpiones spp.)
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
full operation (e.g. of a factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
terrible (video) game; crappy game; rubbish game
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
pillar of fire; blazing column
assassin's dagger; assassin's blade; deadly weapon
(wielding) dual swords (esp. in fiction); twin swords; pair of Chinese straight swords wielded simultaneously (oft. sharing a single scabbard)
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
to thrust into; to shove into; to push into; to drive into
integrity; fidelity; constancy; principle; faithfulness; honor
offensive (movement); aggression
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
being empty-handed; bare hands (in a fight); being penniless
to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant); to react to (something); to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)