vertical; portrait-style; longitudinal
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
extinguishing a fire; fire fighting
cunning; craft; guile; slyness
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise
order; sequence; procedure
to be inverted (of the order of something); to be reversed; to get mixed up; to become back to front
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
access road; access route; entrance ramp (onto a highway); on-ramp; approach path
carte blanche; blank check; blank cheque; unconditional authority
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
Executive Office of the President (USA, etc.)
to launch a surprise attack
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
group; party; team; squad; section
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
police drama (television); detective drama
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
sealing (away); containment; suppression; seal; place where something is sealed; seam (of an envelope)