common front; united front
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
sound judgment; sane decision; act performed with a clear mind
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
choice; selection; option
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
the die is cast; there is no going back; alea iacta est
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
hostility; animosity; enmity
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
to harm; to cause harm to
eternal; everlasting; perpetual; immemorial
phantom; vision; illusion
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
parallel world; parallel universe
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
putting into operation; invocation
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
incorrect answer; wrong solution; incorrect interpretation
timewise; temporal; chronal
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
conclusion; decision; end; settlement