rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
sideslip; skid; shifting to another post (at the same level); sideways move (at a company); sliding sideways down a slope
calm before the storm; lull before the storm
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to rise gradually; to rise slowly; to come up from below the stage (by being lifted up on the stage elevator)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
to explain adequately; to be accountable
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to be satisfied; to be sated; to be satiated
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
breeding; raising; rearing; keeping
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
evident; plain; distinct; clear
complete change; about-face
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly