ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
uncommon; extraordinary (in relation to human characteristics)
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over