strength; power; proficiency; ability
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
solar day (esp. on planets other than Earth); sol (currency of Peru)
opposite side; opposition
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
novel; original; new; innovative
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
real intention; true motive; true meaning
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
possible; likely; probable
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
last days; the end; one's fate
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to strike dead; to beat to death
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
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)
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)