sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
lethality; killing effectiveness
everywhere; all over; throughout
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
several shots; several blows
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
not yet known; unknown; strange
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
stimulating; exciting; provocative
material; substance; matter
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
rumor; rumour; gossip; speculation; irresponsible criticism; hearsay
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
fate; destiny; predestination
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
beginning of the game; kickoff; face-off
out-boxing; hit-and-run; striking and running away
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
turning point; turnaround point (e.g. in a race); turning back point
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
before and after; earlier and later; order; occurring almost simultaneously; inversion (of order)