recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
decision; determination; resolution
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
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)
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
continuation; succession; series
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
power; might; authority; influence
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
originally; by nature; from the start
subconsciousness; subconscious (awareness)
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
instead; but (on the other hand)
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
both hands; both arms; ten
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
extensive; vast range; wide scope
extermination; annihilation
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention