looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
to be stricken (e.g. with grief); to be battered (e.g. by disasters)
stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability
to re-enter; to rejoin; to re-enrol
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to get strong; to gain strength
way; method; means; resource; course
suddenly; abruptly; impulsively
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
(electrical) outlet; (wall) socket; power point
shabby; unsightly; unkempt
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
to negotiate; to settle a matter; to arrange
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (of a geisha, prostitute, etc.)
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
still; even now; to this day
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
rival candidate; opposing candidate
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
clearing out people (from a room, etc.); ordering people to leave
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow