prompt decision; immediate decision; on-the-spot decision; summary judgment; summary judgement
puddle of blood; pool of blood
to beat (e.g. eggs); to whip (e.g. cream); to whisk; to lather
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
hack; inferior horse; inferior person; incapable person
to blow out; to spout out
small insect; midge; vermicule
to trample; to crush underfoot
apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances (for something); to bear (something) in mind; to ebb and flow
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
using every trick in the book; using every trick one knows; by one rouse or another; with careful coaxing; carefully (e.g. nursing a damaged vehicle)
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to despair of; to see the vanity of
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
house where one was born; one's parents' house
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
moment just before something happens; verge (of doing something); brink
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover