queen of night



crescent, moon, new moon, satellite ,

   steepness - aplomb, ascent, climb, rise, rising, stiffness, upgrade, uphill, uplift, uprising ,

   strong-arm - blackjack, bludgeon, bulldoze, bully, coerce, cow, dragoon, forcible, hijack, intimidate, muscle, rob, ruffle, shanghai, sledgehammer,

   Machiavellian - Artful Dodger, Byzantine, Casanova, Don Juan, actor, acute, ambidextrous, arch, artful, astute, beguiler, behind-the-scenes operator, cagey, calculating, canny,

   seminary - academy, college, educational institution, grammar school, high, high school, institute, institution, intermediate school, junior high, junior high school, middle school, prep school, preparatory school, public school,

   gun down - blast, blot out, blow to pieces, blow up, brain, bring down, bump off, burn to death, croak, cut down, cut to pieces, deal a deathblow, disintegrate, do in, drop,

   in the offing - approaching, at hand, brewing, card, close, coming, forthcoming, future, immediate, imminent, impending, in reserve, in store, in the cards, in the wind,

   banditry - armed robbery, assault and robbery, bank robbery, brigandage, cattle lifting, cattle stealing, depredation, despoiling, despoilment, despoliation, extortion, foraging, foray, highway robbery, hijacking,

   unjustifiably - inexcusably, partially, unduly, unevenly ,

   standard pitch - depth, height, key, note, pitch, register, tonality, tone, tune ,

   keep alive - be spared, cheat death, conserve, copyright, embalm, endure, extend, freeze, guard, hang on, hold, immortalize, keep, keep fresh, keep going,