to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
girl (usu. attractive) with glasses; glasses-wearing girl
sanity; consciousness; soberness
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
in the background; not standing out
inconspicuous; unobtrusive; low-profile
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
to run away; to flee; to escape; to make a getaway; to skedaddle
to disappear; to cause to disappear; to get rid of; (of time) to pass; to while away
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
ready with a rifle leveled
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to turn upside down; to turn (face) downward
induced explosion; secondary explosion
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage