(act of) violence; vicious crime; murder
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
decision; determination; resolution
innocent; not guilty; harmless
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
rather than; more ... than ...
unselfish; disinterested; unavaricious; free of avarice
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to exercise one's authority (over); to influence; to glare (at); to scowl; to glower
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
without eating or drinking
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
difference; variation; difference
main cause; primary factor
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
process; course; mechanism
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
assertion; declaration; affirmation
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...