naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
irrespective (e.g. of age); without discrimination; without distinction
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
to be in constant attendance
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
aggression; invasion; raid
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
physical strength; the strength of one's muscles
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
tone (of argument); tenor; drift
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
unspecified large number (of people)
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
to discuss; to talk together
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
reduction by half; halving