to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
diversionary tactics (maneuvering); disguise; hide by camouflage
territory; autonomous region
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
connection; link; relationship
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
principal occupation; core business
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; homeworking; simple job carried out at home; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
to build a nest; to nest; to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
irritation; annoyance; frustration
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
to pair up; to form a pair; to mate; to copulate; (arch.) to fix (an arrow to the string); (arch.) to place outriders on the left and right
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing