To make a bad situation or argument even worse

To release built-up stress or anger in a harmless way

Angry or agitated

While temporarily overwhelmed by strong emotion, without thinking clearly

To stay calm in a stressful or provoking situation

Everyone must help; a situation requiring every available person

To learn the basic skills and procedures of a new job or activity

An unpredictable person whose uncontrolled behavior may damage their own side

To lose an opportunity by being too slow to act

Easy progress without problems or obstacles

At a point where an important choice between different futures must be made

At some point in the future

To make more effort than is required or expected

To leave; to begin a journey

In control of a situation

A rough estimate; a number that is approximately correct

To take responsibility for a task, especially when others won't

To fail completely at an attempt

To surprise someone with something unexpected and difficult to deal with

To make brief contact with someone, usually to exchange updates

To take on more work or responsibility than you can actually handle

To flatter someone excessively in order to get a favor from them

Postponed; given low priority for now, but not cancelled

Something very easy to do

To reveal a secret, usually by accident or under pressure

To force yourself to do something unpleasant that you have been avoiding

To be the person in charge; to make the decisions

To choose to argue only about the things that really matter, and let small issues go

To refuse to change your opinion or decision despite pressure

Angry and protesting loudly as a group

To be extremely expensive

To finally express a worry or confession that has been troubling you

To watch someone or something carefully; to monitor

To improvise; to decide what to do as the situation develops instead of planning ahead

To tease someone by telling them something untrue as a joke

To protect yourself by supporting more than one option, so you don't lose everything if one fails

To have sudden, great success or luck

An attempt with a very small chance of success

A completely expressionless face that hides what you are thinking or feeling

To raise the stakes; to increase demands, risk, or intensity

Wait; slow down; don't act so quickly

To reveal a secret, usually accidentally

Directly from the original, most reliable source

An obvious, serious problem that everyone knows about but nobody wants to mention

A long, frustrating search that has no chance of success

Very rarely; almost never

To spoil someone's happy moment or plans, often by delivering unwelcome facts

To politely decline an invitation while promising to accept it later

A quiet period just before a time of great activity or trouble

Slightly ill; not feeling well