to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
gaudy; showy; garish; loud
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to succeed; to bear fruit
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy
to recover consciousness; to come to
lamentable; deplorable; regrettable; sad; wretched
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
weird; disgusting; sickening
with a (sharp) creak; with a squeak; with a screech
abandoned; out-of-use; obsolete; abolished; decommissioned
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
perennial youth; eternal youth
to distribute; to hand out
to go back to square one; to make a fresh start; to be back where one started
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
to feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune
adverse circumstances; unfortunate situation; adversity
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
to be covertly swapped; to be replaced (e.g. with a counterfeit)
reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
hard to see; indistinct; obscure; illegible
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
breaking (an agreement, promise); cancellation (of a contract)
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
support; backing; patronage
foot of a rock; large rock, most of which is buried
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)