blow; hit (on the body); beating
scratch; graze; scrape; abrasion
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
one party; one faction; one clique
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
manipulation of information; spin
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
labour and management; labor and management
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what someone feels (using one's intuition)
preparation; arrangements
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
order; sequence; procedure
to start (an argument, a battle, etc.)
moment just before something happens; verge (of doing something); brink
group (of people, competitors, companies, etc.); contingent; camp; team
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
to entrust (someone) with; to pin one's hopes on (someone's future); to have great expectations for; to have (someone) deliver (a letter, etc.); to leave (a message); to send word
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
preparatory phase; preparatory period
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
wealth, prosperity, and arrogant splendor (splendour); (living sumptuously) intoxicated by wealth and power; luxury
change; alteration; modification
message; informative matter
offering to a deity or someone's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart