skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
villain; baddie; the villain's part
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
good; goodness; right; virtue
stirring; slight movement
difficult to ...; hard to ...
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
glowing ember (either red hot charcoal or the glowing remains of burnt firewood); live charcoal
red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left
to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
in person; personally; directly
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
temporal region; regio temporalis (capitis)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate