threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
rationalization; justification
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
sentimental; on an emotional level; in one's heart
to be hesitant; to feel timid
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
will; testament; last request
to watch over; to watch attentively
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
clear one's name; redeem oneself; clear (vindicate) one's honor (reputation)
honor; honour; credit; prestige
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
wired; cabled; communication by wire
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
glibly; volubly; at great length
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
long telephone conversation; being on the phone for a long time
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
mental disorder; mental disease
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance