flat board; slab; monotonous; dull; even pitch; accentless pitch
clip-clop; clippety-clop; clamshell cellphone; flip cellphone
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
distinctive; characteristic
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
trial by ordeal; Dei judicium
extraordinary sight; unusual sight
downtown high-rise area; street of office buildings; area of medium to tall business buildings
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
war or military record; score; military achievements; results
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
pillar of fire; blazing column
ingrained habit; second nature
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to water (a plant, a flower etc.)
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
odds and ends; all; every
life; living; I; me; student
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
weak point; vulnerable point; Achilles' heel