(idiomatic) right now, or in the near and foreseeable future

(obsolete, of a weapon, etc.) Sharp-pointed; keen. / Neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant. / Evoking strong mental sensation, to the point of distress; emotionally moving.

A device that emits a highly concentrated beam of light to highlight items of interest at some distance

An issue that is subject to, or open for, discussion or debate, to which no satisfactory answer is found; originally, one to be definitively determined by an assembly of the people.

The administration of a poison. / The state of being poisoned.

present participle of poison

plural of brownie point

(idiomatic, slang, originally US, chiefly in the plural) Credit or praise for good work or a good deed, often for the express purpose of currying favor.

(usually in the plural, Britain) Point awarded to a member of the house of a grammar school or public school for sporting and other achievement.

Alternative form of drypoint