noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
intercept; interception; counter-attack
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
probability; likelihood; chances
firefight; gun battle; shoot-out
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
capable of anything; liable to do
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
violent explosion; bursting
to shake; to sway; to waver
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
wherein; therein; thereinto
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
just because; even if; even though
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to start; to begin; to commence
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
calvaria; area at top of head; parietal
to crack; to develop a crack
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow