to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
bullying (the weak); bully
to break; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated (with); to be crazy (about)
to put into effect; to put into practice
takeover (of a company, etc.); hijacking
hurting oneself (to trick an adversary)
pressingly; demandingly; hey! hey!; oi!
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
protuberance; projection; prominence; protrusion; bump; boss
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
thundering; roaring; rumbling; booming
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
rising; ascending; climbing
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
from here; from this place
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
installation (esp. software)
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
backing (an initiative, candidate, etc.); support; backing up (another player); covering; backup
to establish; to formulate
fall; crash (of an aircraft)
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
to shake one's head (in denial)