in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to become dim; to become blurred
threshold; breaking point
last night; yesterday evening
simply; merely; only; solely
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
probability; likelihood; chances
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
planned; scheduled; systematic
to increase; to add to; to augment
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
assertion; declaration; affirmation
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
now that; since; so long as; because
extermination; annihilation
number (on its own, without considering its proportion to the whole); overall number
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
to hate; to dislike; to loathe