wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
to roll about; to writhe about
penalty; sentence; punishment
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; recklessly; thoughtlessly; excessively
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
jello; jelly; gelatin dessert; gel; jelly
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
supply; supplying; replenishment
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
parroting back; repeating (another's words) like a parrot
way of losing; how one loses; process leading to a defeat; (arch.) losing side; (arch.) defeated party
heated (e.g. debate); passionate
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
should do; ought to do; must do
selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
to need; to call for; to require
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
attaching too much importance to; placing disproportionate emphasis on; making too much of
crisis response; emergency response
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
wild; rough; unrefined; unpolished; rugged; tough
spirit; heart; disposition
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
Sparta (ancient Greek city-state); hard education; hard training; strict; severe
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
whistle (sound made with the lips)