(religious) faith; belief; creed
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
close to the wall; alongside the wall
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
will not do; do not; does not
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
to thread (e.g. a needle, beads, etc.)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly