to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
just right; ideal; perfectly suitable; fetch!; bring me ...
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
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
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
reaching; attaining; arrival
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
violent explosion; bursting
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
already; now; no longer; not any more
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
society; the world; the times
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
adverse circumstances; adversity
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to thrust down; to push off
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
quickly; calmly; intently
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to cut corners; to be shoddy