making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
soft; weak; fragile; poorly built; insubstantial
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
all around; as far as the eye can see
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
scar; spasm; twitch; cramp
running aground; stranding; being disabled (of a tank, train, etc.); being put out of action
to whiten; to grow light (esp. at dawn); to cool (of a mood); to be dampened (of enthusiasm); (arch.) to decline; (arch.) to weaken; (arch.) to lose its tone (of a musical instrument)
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
quick; prompt; alert; smart; clever; astute
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
rut; wheel track; furrow; groove; (fig.) footsteps; (fig.) wake
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
toppling sideways; turning sideways; falling over sideways; barrel roll
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
to choke; to have trouble breathing
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
to send flying with a kick
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
large amount of money; great cost
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
hesitation; indecision; vacillation