to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
earth (color, colour); earthen; ashen; deathly pale
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
to pour (into a vessel); to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) with; to dish out (food or drink)
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
again and again; repeatedly
surplus power; momentum; impetus; inertia
idol (esp. in the philosophy of Francis Bacon: idols of the tribe, cave, market, and theater)
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
clear writing; specification
total situation fully understood; understood; agreed
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); a person standing in one's way; a superior who obstructs one's freedom of action
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
many; much; plenty; hardly
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap