exactly as stated; verbatim
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
hang in there; go for it; keep at it; do your best
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
show; exhibition; spectacle
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to raise one's voice; to shout
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
ancient burial mound; barrow; tumulus
wooden hammer; wooden mallet
not fishing; needing more than one tile to win
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
to be frowned on; to invite frowns of disapproval; to displease (people); to disgust
shaking; jolting; shaking up (e.g. one's adversary); flustering (someone)