slitheringly; wriggling, slipping and sliding
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
sentiment; sentimentality
trade; buying and selling
passing the baton (in a relay race); baton pass; baton handoff; passing the baton; handing over (a job, responsibility over something, etc.)
very great; enormous; serious
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
at first; initially; in the beginning
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
old soldier; veteran; old hand
(informal) discussion; talk; (formal and tedious) talk; lecture; admonition; reprimand
want to ... do something; would like to ...
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
talking in delirium; delirious talk; delirious utterances; nonsense; rubbish; silly talk
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
furious facial expression
locking on (to a target, esp. by radar)
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to get poised again for charging; to toe the mark again; to start from scratch; to get a fresh start (on)
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
to extend; to expand; to spread out
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
serious criminal; heinous criminal
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell
devil; evil spirit; genie
Lucifer; the Devil; Lucifer; Venus; devil; demon
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
to have no chance (of succeeding)
extinction; annihilation; destruction
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation