convulse somebody with laughter(throw somebody into convulsions)

dirty

be out on the street

cast a chill over somebody

an inch of standing room

stand-offish(unsociable; aloof)

Every order must be obeyed implicitly.

negligent(be on the mike)

scrappy(fragmetary; piecemeal)

hero in troubled times

Mark the new

in rapid sequence

shoulder to shoulder(work together in a coalition)

fall apart at the seams

Free and easy

(hot enough to) make rocks and metals melts--sweltering( extreme heat will melt away stone)

a crafty old scoundrel

label somebody at will(stick political labels at random)

regard somebody with special respect or new views

come out victorious in successive battles