victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (forever); to continue to conceal
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
serious wound; serious injury
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
24 hours; twenty-four hours
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
in good taste; tasteful; (person) of refined taste; of cultivated tastes
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
same kind; same sort; same species; same race; homogeneity
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
by sheer strength; by brute force
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand
to take someone's life; to kill someone
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
coffee room (hotel, office building, etc.); tea room
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated