predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
wind and waves; discord; trouble; hardships
to finish; to end; to close
being very busy; busyness
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
staying the night; lodging (at)
relation of cause and effect; causal relationship; causal link; causality
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
anger; getting angry; taking offense; losing one's temper
to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to polish (by rubbing)
to get tired out; to be exhausted
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
influential person; man of importance
dislike; disgust; disinclination; tired of
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
furious (energy, battle, etc.); frenzied (work, activity, etc.); ferocious
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
to be extremely polite; to show the utmost courtesy; to do everything required by etiquette
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
empty lot; vacant plot of land
flipping a table over in anger; overturning a table in anger
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
pull; patronage; tug; room to move the camera back; drawing back; pulling back
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
persecution complex; delusion of persecution; paranoia
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
with a crack; with a smash
origin; beginning; source