to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
lock; padlock; tablet; pill
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed; exponentially increasing
to long (for); to yearn (for); to love ardently; to do eagerly; to do with restless anticipation
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
to trample flat; to beat a path
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
assault; violence; damaging (someone)
upper side (of a go, chess or othello board)
villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant
to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to trample (down); to crush (by trampling); to ravage
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to be frank; to drop all pretense
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to do someone in; to bump someone off
muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something
battle array; battle formation; battlefield
command; lead; generalship; leadership
from the best to the worst; from top to bottom; of every kind; all sorts
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
foolhardiness; recklessness; savage valour; savage valor; brute courage
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
troublesome; annoying; complicated