calamity; disaster; misfortune
judgment; judgement; discernment
to succeed; to bear fruit
with a clack; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
with a start; with a jump
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
enlightening; deep; meaningful; profound; subtle; rich in nuance
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
predation; eating prey; preying upon
well-versed (in); profoundly knowledgeable (about); high in the attainment (of)
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
your home; your residence; you (referring to one's equal; epistolary style)
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
how long; how far; how much
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
progress; advance; improvement; development
natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
spirit; determination; pluck; mettle
on the occasion of; at the time of
interior of a forest; interior of a wood
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
promising; hopeful; full of promise