to stop (plug) one's ears
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
of no concern at all; I couldn't care less; no skin off my nose
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
to be one's ruin; to do harm; to cause trouble; to have negative consequences; to bring about a bad outcome
leadership; initiative; spearhead
chief; leading; prominent; principal; main; important
frequency (of occurrence)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
(exercising) the right to command
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
without accident; uneventfully; without ...
temporary; transitory; short-lived
no sleep or rest; working day and night
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
universally kind person; humane person; philanthropist
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
to steal; to rob; to take away
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
type (of goods); sort; (taxonomical) form; breed; variety
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)