to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
all present; all concerned; all of us
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
bad luck; ill fortune; misfortune
called; known as; that; to say
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to have a chill run down one's spine
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
hostility; antagonism; opposition
one's superior's anger; imperial wrath
dangerous position; peril
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
vividly; clearly; distinctly; acutely
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to bend a bow; to shoot an arrow; to rise up against; to rebel against
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
observation; survey; watching
good news; glad tidings; gospel (teachings or revelations of Christ)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
consequence; result; conclusion; apodosis
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
Ark of the Covenant (Judaism); tabernacle (Catholicism)