to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
official announcement; proclamation; issuance (of an order, ordinance, or warning)
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
all citizens; all the city's inhabitants; the whole city
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
absolutely (ought to); by all means; all; entirely
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
soon; before long; in the near future
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
underground space; subterranean space; subterranea
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
as stated; verbatim; literally
expectation; anticipation; forecast