leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
blackmail; extortion; racketeering; blackmailer; extortionist
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
to pitch forward; to fall forward
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
to beat vigorously; to rain strikes upon someone; to tan someone's hide; to mercilessly pummel; to beat the daylights out of
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
declaration of war; proclamation of war
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
broadband; brokers' broker
to become sinewy; to behave formally
to become tense; to become serious; to become sober; sobering; bracing
(stabbing) through; (plunging) into
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it
to chill one's bones (e.g. because of cold, pain, etc.); to be very cold; to be scathing
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
to blossom; to flower; to bloom
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
tasting a food that one has previously heard of