to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)
power; authority; jurisdiction
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
(being angry) like a blazing fire; burning (rage)
to get into an argument; to come to discuss; to be controversial (usu. as an adjectival phrase); to be contentious
retort; back talk; backchat
to cry (noisily); to wail; to sob
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
to this extent; to this degree; this much
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
flawless; absolute perfection
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
to explain carefully and slowly; to explain politely in simple terms; to spoon-feed
to peel off; to come off; to flake off
expectation; anticipation; forecast
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action)
mask of a devil; startling appearance; devil's face
(large) gun; cannon; artillery; long-ball hitter; home-run hitter
to rampage; to run wild; to run amok; to rage (of a storm, waves, etc.); to be wild (of the wind); to be rough
cloud of dust (sand, etc.); dust storm
lung capacity; breathing capacity; vital capacity
rude person; insolent person
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal