to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
old or veteran army general
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
too much; excessively; too
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
to ask; to enquire; to query
to comb down; to smooth down
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
silence; stillness; quietness
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
guess; conjecture; surmise
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
immediately; right away; on the spot
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
weave; weaving; woven item
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to be overwhelmed; to be overawed
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
preface; introduction; preamble
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to spit out; to eject; to dump
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude