muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
accomplishment; execution
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
order; directive; instructions; command
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
review; reconsideration; revision
front; frontage; facade; main
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
in line with this; therefore; consequently; so; such being the case; in that regard
later on; eventually; afterwards
pursuing liability; finding out who is at fault; trying to pin the blame on someone
to have the privilege of doing
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
through a (computer, etc.) screen
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
avoiding or dodging responsibility
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary