(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
repentance; confession; penitence
vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss; revenge
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
at a stroke; with a single swoop
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
convenient; handy; useful
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to join forces; to cooperate
the last moment; the very end
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out