to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
comfort; consolation; diversion
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
enterprise; business; company; corporation
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
to be settled; to be brought to an end
letter; missive; note; mail
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
security police; special police; special; TV special; standard-playing (record); SP; shore patrol
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
button (clothing); push-button
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
sunlight; rays of the Sun
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
both; both sides; both parties
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
victim; injured party; sufferer