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A person who kills or causes the death of another

A disease or illness that kills

A difficult or tedious undertaking

A diacritical mark used in Indic scripts to suppress an inherent vowel

Someone with intimidating mannerisms, typically violent and rough

A person (or animal) that hunts prey

Something that is a very superior example of its kind, thing or class

A person who habitually flirts or attempts to seduce women

A person who has been tried and convicted of a felony

A substance or agent that can cause cancer

A person or thing that causes destruction

Something said to cause amusement or laughter

A person or animal that attacks someone or something

Causing, or resulting in, death

Requiring, or involving, great mental or physical effort

Without pity or compassion

Ambitious or difficult to achieve

Describing someone who is highly useful or skilled at a particular task

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Noun

A person who kills or causes the death of another

contract killer

homicidal maniac

professional murderer

deranged killer

soldier of fortune

professional killer

electrocutioner

official killer

public executioner

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“German police are hunting a killer responsible for the death of 15 flamingos at Frankfurt Zoo.”

Noun

A disease or illness that kills

pneumonic plague

contagious disease

medical condition

what's going around

widespread illness

widespread disease

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“The information we have is usually that malaria is the number one killer in this country.”

Noun

A difficult or tedious undertaking

hard row to hoe

hard mountain to climb

pain in the bum

pain in the neck

pain in the backside

pain in the rear

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“We had to drag the 18-foot, heavily-loaded boats across about 50 yards of sand. The task was a killer!”

Noun

A diacritical mark used in Indic scripts to suppress an inherent vowel

“The killer, or virama, participates in some common constructions that would be clumsy to handle the way they would be in the other Indic scripts.”

Noun

Someone with intimidating mannerisms, typically violent and rough

professional killer

domineering person

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Noun

A person (or animal) that hunts prey

Noun

Something that is a very superior example of its kind, thing or class

the bee's knees

the fox's socks

pleasure to behold

vision of loveliness

coup de maître

box office success

box-office success

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Noun

A person who habitually flirts or attempts to seduce women

pleasure seeker

make-out artist

rich man about town

Prince Charming

smooth operator

pleasure-seeker

unfaithful person

dancing partner

male prostitute

male dancing partner

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Noun

A person who has been tried and convicted of a felony

juvenile delinquent

black marketeer

confidence trickster

person responsible

wanted criminal

ticket-of-leave man

public enemy number one

smooth operator

confidence artist

good-for-nothing

unprincipled person

enfant terrible

snake in the grass

member of the family

second-story worker

second-story man

member of the Mafia

nasty piece of work

member of a criminal gang

despicable person

devil incarnate

professional killer

youthful offender

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Noun

A substance or agent that can cause cancer

cancer-causing agent

deadly chemical

Noun

A person or thing that causes destruction

Noun

Something said to cause amusement or laughter

double entendre

shaggy-dog story

black humour^UK

shaggy dog story

good-natured remark

sardonic remark

witty communication

amusing anecdote

acknowledgement^UK

acknowledgment^US

snappy comeback

humorous moment

light-hearted moment

suggested meaning

figure of speech

figurative expression

nice turn of phrase

witty conversation

pleasant conversation

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Noun

A person or animal that attacks someone or something

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Adjective

Causing, or resulting in, death

life-threatening

uncompassionate

evil-intentioned

involving bloodshed

at each other's throats

disadvantageous

unfavourable^UK

counterproductive

environmentally unfriendly

desensitized^US

knock-down-and-drag-out

hammer and tongs

desensitised^UK

take-no-prisoners

with a heart of stone

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“The shutting down of the company was potentially a killer blow to a career that was really just starting.”

Adjective

Requiring, or involving, great mental or physical effort

pick-and-shovel

energy-consuming

easier said than done

no piece of cake

character-building

difficult going

like getting blood out of a stone

unfavourable^UK

disadvantageous

emotionally draining

overextravagant

causing discomfort

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“Everybody thought that the exam was killer, but most ended up with scores similar to their practice average.”

Adjective

Without pity or compassion

desensitised^UK

desensitized^US

take-no-prisoners

lacking compassion

with a heart of stone

uncompassionate

fiercely competitive

intensely competitive

as hard as nails

every person for themselves

full of determination

without sentiment

bound and determined

like a ball of fire

having killer instinct

poverty-stricken

desiring success

having a killer instinct

killer instinct

red in tooth and claw

self-centered^US

self-centred^UK

every man for himself

unimpressionable

lacking sentiment

at each other's throats

toughened by experience

as tough as old boots

upwardly mobile

highly motivated

the law of the jungle

dishonorable^US

unsportsmanlike

dishonourable^UK

ill-humoured^UK

evil-intentioned

out for revenge

spoiling for a fight

ready for action

survival of the fittest

self-opinionated

not giving an inch

knock-down-and-drag-out

hammer and tongs

extremely critical

life-threatening

stop at nothing

Mephistophelian

rubbing the wrong way

involving bloodshed

confrontational

double-crossing

beyond the pale

mephistophelean

speaking as one finds

calling a spade a spade

overextravagant

dyed-in-the-wool

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Adjective

Ambitious or difficult to achieve

difficult to achieve

pick-and-shovel

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Adjective

Describing someone who is highly useful or skilled at a particular task

nimble-fingered

having the goods

knowing the ropes

knowing the score

having know-how

has what it takes

like a one-man band

equal to the task

having the right stuff

able to perform

hyperintelligent

quick off the mark

smart as a whip

sharp as a tack

quick on the draw

quick on the trigger

quick on the uptake

know one's onions

know backwards and forwards

thinking outside the box

out of this world

exceptionally skilled

immensely skilled

highly qualified

extraordinarily skilled

know one's stuff

not born yesterday

mathematically competent

exceptionally good

good with numbers

perfectly-executed

adept physically

clever with one's hands

good with one's hands

having good hands

well credentialed

impeccably credentialed

supremely skilled

having a knack for

the right stuff

knowing one's stuff

out of the ordinary

ahead of one's peers

old beyond one's years

advanced for one's age

know one's business

know ins and outs

know the answers

having the know-how

knows one's stuff

of the old school

on top of things

au courant with

conversant with

with an understanding of

with a knowledge of

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