to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
close call; narrow margin; the eleventh hour
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
difference in social standing; difference in social position
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to beat (e.g. eggs); to whip (e.g. cream); to whisk; to lather
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
to be (deeply) touched by; to be struck by
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
someone (something) not to be trifled with
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
one by one; one each; one at a time
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication