boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
resentment; indignation; anger
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to be lacking in options; to be too few
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
rank (e.g. of soldiers); horizontal line
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
one by one; one after another; successively
to raise oneself up to one's full height; to strike a daunting pose
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
one way or the other; either way
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
to collapse into; to flop onto
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)