to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
manservant; male attendant; valet
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
breathing of a sleeping person
hooting; jeering; heckling
boring; dull; uninteresting
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
decisive moment; critical moment; crucial moment
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
directions; instructions; orders; command
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
noble (birth); royal; august; exalted; high-born; of high rank
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to satisfy oneself (by doing); to find relief (in doing)
matter for great congratulation
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort