sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to order; to command; to appoint
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
not at all inferior to; compare favorably (with); being even better than; rivalling; surpassing
to sell off at peak price (usu. shares)
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
failure; rejection; rupture
failure; mistake; blunder
tacit; unspoken; implicit
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to tell; to announce; to declare; to pass (a sentence); to order
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to thrust before; to thrust at
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)