desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
to entrust; to leave to a person
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
split; division; break up
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
just because; even if; even though
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to have a reason; to have an excuse
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty