retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
double extra-large; 2XL; XXL
to jump from one thing to another
thawing of snow; thaw; thaw (in relations)
every person; every mouth; every entrance
mass; quality and quantity
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
flames produced by an explosion; explosive flames
thunderous roar; roaring sound
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
one's repertoire of pitches; balls at hand (in pachinko)
killing two birds with one stone
about this time; about now
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
to begin shooting; to shoot out
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to do someone in; to bump someone off
two times; twice; two degrees
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
intercept; interception; counter-attack
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch