round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
instead; but (on the other hand)
being settled; coming to a conclusion
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
not a little; not a few; considerable
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
proposal; proposition; suggestion
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
to run through; to run past
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
striking; remarkable; considerable
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
encounter; engagement; battle
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
crazy deed; unbelievable deed; the height of madness; act of sheer madness
you could say; you might say; verging on the
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to be hot on a person's heels
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
towering; astonishingly high
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
to run about; to rush about
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
stricken area; disaster-stricken area; affected area; afflicted area
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest; (arch.) mental derangement; (arch.) madness; (arch.) insanity
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home