to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to thrust away; to send flying
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
negative emotions; negative feelings
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
to entrust; to leave to a person
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
that is to say; so that means
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
tendency; trend; inclination
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
to become inverted; to become reversed
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch