rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
sea of blood; pool of blood
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
supply; provision; raising; procurement
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
timewasting; killing time
to be contrary to one's expectations
hotel charges (for lodging, not meals, etc.)
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to laugh scornfully; to sneer at
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
guardian; protector; patron; parent
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
estimate (of costs); budget
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
sympathy; compassion; pity
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness; vertigo
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
difficult problem; challenge
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to miss a chance; to fail to do
low tone; bass; low voice
and so; therefore; for that reason
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
palatial residence; stately mansion
to suspend from; to be suspended (from)