(suffering) damage; injury; harm
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
armed forces; military; troops
winning streak; good time to make a profit
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
one end; an end; part; fragment
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
correction; revision; amendment
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
rave reviews; extremely high praise
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
firm promise; definite promise
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing