(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
animal abuse; animal cruelty; cruelty to animals; cruelty toward animals
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
material; substance; matter
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
to wind (thread, film, etc.)
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
beforehand; in advance; previously
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
in unison; as one; united
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
to take measures (against); to take steps
lethality; killing effectiveness
cutting (cloth, paper); judgement; judgment; decision
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
esoteric doctrines; mysteries
authority; power; function
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
preliminary investigation; preparation
to scatter away; to vanish
to be appointed to a rank
repeatedly; frequently; over and over; exceedingly; sincerely; very much
seven (long cylindrical things)
magic bullet; magic bullets
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with