measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
(so marvelous or horrible that it may be) the first and probably the last
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
derailment; digression; deviation
(depending on) how; (depending on) what; nature (of); what is ...?; how is ...?; what will be ...?
public opinion poll; straw poll
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
social meeting place; watering hole
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
free-for-all; open-to-all; optional (to participate in); non-compulsory
lecture (esp. special engagement by noted speaker); lecture meeting (event with one or more lectures)
delivery; transfer; hand-over
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
not yet fixed; undecided; pending; TBD
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
killer; destroyer; annihilator; seducer; seductress; tempter
two equal parts; exactly two parts
long ago; once upon a time
unnatural death; violent death
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
tarantula (common name for large spiders); European wolf spider (Lycosa tarentula)
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold
to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize
fragment; small piece; scrap; shred (e.g. of emotion); trace; bit