to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
to push back; to press back; to force back
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
certainly; surely; definitely
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
scariest; most frightening
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
supreme; sublime; highest
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
note (letter) left behind; will
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
very great; enormous; serious
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
gold ore; gold deposit; gold mine
to settle (in a place); to settle down
good bargain; (a) find; godsend; (a) steal
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
to brave a danger; to take a risk
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
source of funds; source of money
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to