conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
a little; a bit; slightly
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
now; the present time; the present era
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
secrecy; highly classified information
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
to increase; to add to; to augment
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
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 be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
different (from); not the same (as)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)