to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
exit; way out; outlet; vent
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
half the body; half length
to bend a bow; to shoot an arrow; to rise up against; to rebel against
posture; position; stance
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
as hoped for; as expected
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
just one person; only one
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game