killing ground



battlefield, field, firing line, front, front line, line, shambles, theatre ,

   timbrel - bongo drum, conga, drum, drumhead, drumstick, jazz stick, kettle, kettledrum, side drum, snare, snare drum, tabor, tambourine, tenor drum, timpani,

   pry out - cross-examine, cross-interrogate, cross-question, dig out, extract information, ferret out, fish out, go over, grill, grub up, hunt out, inquisition, make inquisition, roast, root out,

   greenhouse - alcove, arbour, bower, cloche, cold frame, conservatory, forcing bed, forcing house, forcing pit, gazebo, glasshouse, hotbed, hothouse, kiosk, nursery,

   patron - Dionysus, OD, Samaritan, Santa Claus, abettor, admirer, advocate, aficionado, aid, aider, almoner, angel, apologist, assignor, assister,

   vital force - animus, biological clock, biorhythm, blood, breath, heart, heartbeat, life cycle, life force, life principle, lifeblood, mind, psyche, soul, spark of life,

   gingerliness - calculation, canniness, care, carefulness, deliberateness, deliberation, discretion, hedge, hedging, heed, hesitation, judiciousness, prudence, solicitude, thoroughness ,

   read up on - brush up, cram, get up ,

   upholding - aid, assistance, auxiliary, backing, bearing, bracing, burdened, carriage, carrying, holding, maintenance, moral support, reliance, security blanket, subsidy,

   pack away - bag, bank, barrel, bottle, box, bundle away, burden, cache, can, coffer, crate, deposit, file, fill, freight,

   banterer - humorist, kidder, roaster, twitter ,