180 degrees; complete (about-face; in policy, opinion, etc.); radical (change); hundred-and-eighty degree (turn)
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
brake; drag; skid; brake (on inflation, spending, etc.); check; restraint
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
nameless; anonymous; without name
harm; injury; evil (influence)
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
congeniality; satisfaction; gratification; critical hit
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
to cross the line; to go too far
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
sound of something falling
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
single edge (e.g. sword blade); single bevel (e.g. kitchen knife)
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
to miss getting on (e.g. a plane)
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)
press officer; press secretary
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance