ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
specimen; sample; (classic) example; type; sample
affixing; pasting; sticking
drifting; drift; being adrift
hell on earth; living hell
first of all; in the first place
to pulverize; to break into pieces; to beat to a pulp; to defeat completely; to crush
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (food); take-out; takeaway
molecule; numerator; element (of a group); member; particle
impossibly hard video game
several times (as large, over)
origin; source; beginning; starting point
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball
on the water; aquatic; waterside; water's edge
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
to recover consciousness; to come to
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
in the mountains; among the mountains
hidden room; secret chamber
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
to call in; to invite; to bring in
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
to need; to demand; to take; to require
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation