Posts made by Kit

to stop feeling angry or to stop someone else feeling angry after an argument:

in sport, to continue playing, especially after a possible reason to stop:

If an illness or a difficult situation or experience pulls you down, it makes you feel unhappy or physically weak:

If a situation descends into a particular state, it becomes worse:

to stop something bad from happening, or to keep an unwanted situation or person away, usually temporarily:

to put a particular story first or in the most important position in a news report or newspaper:

to put something in a place where other people cannot see it or get it:

to be lucky in having a particular thing:

to pull something so violently that it breaks into two or more pieces:

to push someone or something away from you:

to get rid of something that is considered not to be necessary:

to cause someone to become very excited and to lose control:

to wait or last until the end of a difficult event or situation:

to appear very tall and big in comparison with another thing or person:

to cause someone suddenly to be in a particular situation, usually a difficult one, especially when they are not ready:

to start to eat food eagerly:

If someone cheers up, or something cheers someone up, they start to feel happier:

to do something very soon:

to stop doing something that was a regular job or activity:

to leave a military college after successfully finishing the course: