disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
influence; clout; leverage
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
progress; advance; improvement; development
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to be needed; to be wanted
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
hostility; animosity; enmity
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
salary (esp. public employees); wages; pay
(exercising) the right to command
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
ultimate; final; last; eventual