to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush