to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
hostility; animosity; enmity
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
carnivore; carnivorous animal
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
in good health; alive and well; going strong
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
to make up one's mind; to be determined
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
violent emotion; passion; fury
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
interval; break; rift (in clouds)
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for