to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
front; frontage; facade; main
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
to flare up; to burst into flames
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to come in (of light); to shine in; to stream in; to pour in
spotlight; close observation
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
place; position; location; position; standing; status
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
stirring; slight movement
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)