first-rate; finest quality; the best
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
to say something better left unsaid; to go too far (by saying something rude)
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
good feeling; feeling good
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
presumption; assumption; estimation
arrestee; person arrested
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group
leading figure; influential figure; mogul
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
armed might; military power; the sword; force
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to make a speech; to address
very hungry; starving; ravenous
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both