to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
spouse; wife; husband; partner
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
to shake; to sway; to waver
birth; creation; formation
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
forevermore; for eternity
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); a person standing in one's way; a superior who obstructs one's freedom of action
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
tenth day of the month; ten days
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
to change completely; to change suddenly
to become pale; to turn pale
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
judgement; judgment; carrying out a sentence (e.g. execution)
to squeeze out; to wring out
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to grant someone's request
to become clumsy; to miss one's aim