unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force
power; authority; influence
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
wound suffered in a fight
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
technique; art; skill; move
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition