reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
sincere; earnest; serious
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
as if nothing had happened
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
to jar; to creak; to grate
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
simultaneous; all at once
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
breakwater; mole; seawall; bulwark; shield (e.g. against critcism); protective barrier
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)