to wring the neck; to strangle
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
indictment; prosecution; complaint
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
irritation; annoyance; frustration
disclosure; exposure; revelation
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
vocal sound; tone of voice
one's physical safety; personal security
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
to accept one's inferiority; to take one's hat off to someone; to give up; to surrender; to strike one's colors
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
self-justification; excuse
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
with all one's strength; with all one's might
cracking; splitting; ripping; crashing; creaking; groaning
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
before God; as God is my witness; in the name of God
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
willpower; energy; vitality
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
sunny (room, etc.); well sunlit