to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
offense and defense; offence and defence
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to run around; to bustle about
to perform in tune with each other; to get along well; to be in perfect harmony; to make a perfect pair (team, etc.)
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
clearly; distinctly; vividly
one-by-one; separately; in detail
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to end one's life; to end one's days; to die
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
(feeling of) identification; sense of unity
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
to move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits)
loud shout; excited cheering
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly