extinction; annihilation; destruction
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
very recently; in the very recent past
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
everlastingness; eternity
colorless and transparent
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
reason for being; raison d'être
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
king; monarch; ruler; champion
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
discrimination; discernment; identification
lump together; put all together
incremental difference (e.g. between files); "diff"; difference; subtraction; (finite) differences
English-language newspaper
spelling; orthography; patching; binding
what's what; heads or tails
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
bargain; find; unbelievable good luck; unexpected good fortune
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
utmost limits; extremity; limit