to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
furious facial expression
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
(clenched) fist; knuckles
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
one act (play, etc.); scene; event
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
(political) power; authority; influence
control; management (e.g. of a business)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
financial muscle; economic clout
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
to have no chance (of succeeding)
Public Office Election Law
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement