aforementioned; above-mentioned
unpaid; without pay; gratuitous; voluntary
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to finish; to end; to close
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
importance; emphasis; stress
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
mockery; derision; ridicule
otherwise; or else; if not
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
to knock down; to utterly defeat
to rant and rave; to raise hell
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
extended game; overtime; extra time; extra innings
higher rank; better position
high power; high power output; explosiveness; explosive power; instantaneous force
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
battery; battery; pitcher and catcher
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap