silence; stillness; quietness
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
armed might; military power; the sword; force
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
storehouse; warehouse; godown
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
lightly; easily; carelessly
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to fill with holes; to riddle (e.g. with bullets)
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
most part; greater part; majority