able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
(committing, resorting to) an act of violence
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
arbitration; intercession; mediation
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
aptitude; aptness; suitability
sound of pistol fire; sound of exploding gunpowder; exchange of (pistol) fire; shootout; conflict
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to wet oneself; to be miserly; to be stingy
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to drink up; to drain (cup)
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
simply; merely; only; solely
enumeration; citation; listing
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
control; management (e.g. of a business)
at a moment's notice; readily
much less; to say nothing of
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
(together) with; -wide; including
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)