to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
secretary; councillor; councilor
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
to cause to swell; to inflame
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
wheat straw; barley straw
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
snappingly; with a snap; merely ...; having just ...
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
for heaven's sake (Pete's, mercy's, etc.); for pity's sake; oh stop; lay off
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
person with a bounty on their head
common gull (Larus canus); mew gull; gull (Laridae spp.); seagull
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride