to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
much; remarkably; not at all (with neg. verb); quickly and vigorously; unhesitatingly
in accordance with; subordinate to
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
intercept; interception; counter-attack
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to claim victims; to cause casualties
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
pointing out; identification
person obsessed with thoughts of sex; being obsessed with love or lust
cold-blooded person; heartless; coldhearted person
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling