hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
preinstallation; preloading
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
demilitarization; demilitarisation; demilitarized; demilitarised; unarmed
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
South Pole; the Antarctic; Antarctica
source of information; intelligence source; message source
change of course (ship); steering in a different direction
approximation; rough estimate; ballpark figure
divide into four pieces; one fourth
solely; entirely; only; or
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
to be harvested; to be reaped; to be yielded; to be able to harvest; to be able to reap; to be able to yield
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
familiar (spirit or otherwise magical creature which aids a magician or sorcerer); familiar spirit
starting late or behind schedule
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
sales message; sales copy
long ago; previous; of a former age
(initial) setup; installation
reflected wave; rebounded wave; echo
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
radiant heat; photothermal
provisional; temporary; tentative
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling