godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
to make one's own; to take possession of
to shoot dead; to shoot to death
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
on the occasion of; at the time of
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
atmospheric pressure; air pressure; atmosphere (unit of pressure)
to contribute; to play a part in; to have a hand in; to finance
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
crowbar; bar (unit of pressure); bar; café
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to become unrestrained and go to excess; to lose all restraint; to lose one's tension and become relaxed; to let go; to become disorderly; to be scattered
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
one large ...; a great ...
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax