to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
pleasant sound; crack (of a baseball bat); roar (of a motor)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
historical play; period drama
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
by some chance; somehow; in some way; somehow or other; one way or another; by any means possible
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
to turn towards; to point
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset