extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
association; society; organization; organisation
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
enlightenment; illumination
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
brake; drag; skid; brake (on inflation, spending, etc.); check; restraint
rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
tool; implement; means; furniture
someone else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to shed light; to cast light
tips of one's hair; hair ends
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
troubled times; turbulent times
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
arbitration; intercession; mediation
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
interference; intervention; meddling
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
looking on; standing by and watching; sitting back and watching; remaining a spectator
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
artifact; relic (of a past civilization); relic (of a former age); vestige of a bygone era; anachronism; outdated thing
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
desperation; struggle to the death
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with