self-exile; going into hiding
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon
sudden reversal (of behavior, opinion, attitude, etc.); about-face; flip-flop
employer's house; master's house
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
chief vassal; senior statesman
battle flag; standard; (regimental) colours; colors; ensign
great commander; famous commander
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
double; twice (as much); twofold
thinking nothing of ...; undaunted by ...; in defiance of ...; in spite of ...; in the face of ...; ignoring ...
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
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.)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
unable to understand (reason, motive, etc.)
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
feeling keenly; fully realizing