to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly
superlative; extraordinary; mega; superdreadnought (class of warships)
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
way; method; means; resource; course
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to indicate; to show; to point to
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. someone's head); to pour liquid (on something); to dash liquid (over something); to plate (something) with metal; to cover (with a dental crown); to add (e.g. music to a video)
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to mix in (e.g. an ingredient)
objection; dissent; protest
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis
mask; disguise; guise; mask
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
different kind; another sort; separate item; separate account (e.g. bank account)
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to be gluttonous; to be greedy; to be voracious; to eat like a horse
evaluation; appraisal; assessment; judgement; estimation; criticism