to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
to rise gradually; to rise slowly; to come up from below the stage (by being lifted up on the stage elevator)
rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; as much as possible; as much as one can; to the utmost
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
cause of victory; reason for (one's) success
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
with a lot of fat; with a heavy build; with a portly build; with a stout build
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile (of soil); to be discerning (of one's palate, eye, ear, etc.); to be discriminating; to become rich
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
to rant and rave; to raise hell
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
furiously; passionately; indignantly
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
(having) life-and-death power (over)
right (to do something); authority; power
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to prove a loss; to be a disadvantage; to not pay
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
scoundrel; rascal; villain
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game