to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
manufacturer; maker; producer
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
dormancy; quiescence; diapause
(switched) on; being on the green (of one's ball)
MAD; mutual assured destruction
creator; inventor; creative; content creator; developer
to take back; to recapture
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
protection; copy protection; write protection
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
an assortment; combination
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
move; movement; movement (of data); transfer; (data) migration
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
solid body; three-dimensional object; multi-storey car park
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
to triumph; to be elated with success
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at someone's expense)
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
because; for; the reason why is ...
effigy; likeness; portrait; statue
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
ignition; detonation; triggering; explosion