prompt decision; quick decision; immediate judgement; summary judgment; summary judgement
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
to be badly made; to fail
down payment; contract money
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to torment; to harass; to tease
no way to do; nothing can be done
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
explosion; rupture; break off
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
magic bullet; magic bullets
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
limp; imbalance; unfavorable progress; unfavourable progress
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
verbal promise; one's word
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce