bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
accurate; correct; precise; exact
no!; no no!; no, not at all
regardless of; irrespective of; without distinction of; no matter (how, what, when, etc.)
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
pistol; handgun; revolver
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
(your) daughter; young woman
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to (prepare to) run away (from one's responsibilities, etc.)
since one was born; (in) all one's life
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)