emergency; extraordinary; unusual
capacity; volume; capacitance
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width
practical question (problem); practical matter
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
depending on the answer; hinging on the reply
reduction by half; halving
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
intelligent; wise; sagacious; smart-alecky; cheeky
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
certainly; surely; definitely
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
buttocks of a horse being ridden or followed; blind imitation
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
badness; evilness; bad; evil
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
big talk; boasting; bragging
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate