tone (of argument); tenor; drift
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
moment by moment; hour by hour
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant
injury; inflicting bodily injury
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
justification; rationalization
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to fire into; to shoot into
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
brake; drag; skid; brake (on inflation, spending, etc.); check; restraint
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
desperately; for one's dear life
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
flight; desertion; escape
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)