desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
mwahahaha (evil laughter)
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to surge; to well up; to gush out
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to push aside; to brush aside
to make an appearance; to show up
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
to put on airs; to assume importance
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
to manipulate puppets; to pull wires
(telephone) extension; additional telephone handset; portable handset; cordless telephone
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
creation; generation; formation; derivation
base unit; main telephone (esp. when there are extensions)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to collect; to assemble; to gather
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
decision; judgment; resolution
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
right side; right-hand side
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless