acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
scandal; impropriety; misconduct
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
to be helpful; to be useful
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
big man; large man; tall man; giant
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
wrasse (any fish of family Labridae)
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to keep a watchful eye on
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official