thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to pocket an insult; to choke back one's tears
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
to get tired out; to be exhausted
to sleep like a log; to sleep like a baby
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
king of the hill; king of the castle; king of the mountain
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
daybreak; dawn; gray of the morning (grey); dawn (of a new age)
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
to shoot a person to death
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
whole story; full picture; full particulars
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising