to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
omen; portent; sign; presage; harbinger; premonition
to shake off; to throw off
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
to pluck; to pick; to tear
while fumbling one's words; with a stutter
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
handed-down order; issued instruction; word of command
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death
to throw at; to turn; to raise
one party; one faction; one clique
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot); forerunner; pioneer
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
removing a name; expelling (e.g. from school); decommissioning
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
proposal; offer; request; application
postwar period; period after Second World War
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated