annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
critical (condition); serious
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
frequency (of appearance)
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
however; having said that; but
to wring the neck; to strangle
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
place; room; margin; scope
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
offering a full report to a superior
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to put on airs; to assume importance
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
finishing blow; coup de grâce
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
scoundrel; rascal; villain
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
correctional facility (for juveniles); juvenile detention centre (center); reformatory
subordinate work; assistant; servant