to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
successively; one after another
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
long ago; already; a long time ago
dismissal (from a position); discharge
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
time and time again; many times; a number of times
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
ago; since; before; previous
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
shameless; shameless person
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
only; merely; but; no more than