(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
to pile up and up; to pile up more and more; to mount (e.g. debts, concerns)
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
violence by weight of numbers; tyranny of the majority
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
to take someone down a peg; to cut someone down to size; to dampen someone's confidence
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
feeling good; feeling pleasant
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
power of the state; government authority
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
to be thrilled; to be excited
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
fortress; stronghold; citadel