(state of) apparent death; suspended animation
occult; transcendental; supernaturalness; supernaturalism; supernaturality
cold (attitude); indifferent; unsympathetic; aloof
nobleman's illegitimate child; product (of e.g. war); offspring; aftermath
rumbling; (ringing) cadence
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
financier (type of pastry)
novel; original; new; innovative
walking encyclopedia; walking dictionary
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
geopolitical; geostrategic
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
(making, launching) concentrated attack (on, against)
six of one, half a dozen of the other; scant difference
going feral (of a species); reverting to wild; escape
civilized society; civilised society
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
acting without restraint; self-indulgence; wild license; being pretentious; putting on airs; foppery
fight fire with fire; set a thief to catch a thief; fight one evil with another
to keep a house; to run a household
enhancing national prestige; expanding national influence
uncle (younger than one's parent)
inhuman; heinous; atrocious
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
sea cucumber (Holothuroidea spp.)
judge's sentence; assessment of a case
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely
one thing or another; this and that; something or another
having no plan; acting without a plan; acting impulsively