great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
that's true; of course; obviously
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
negotiations; discussions; connection
cease-fire; truce; armistice
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
heir; inheritor; successor
to install (a person) in (someone's) place
something; some kind of; for some reason
to rant and rave; to raise hell
(how) many times; (how) often
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner