serious criminal; heinous criminal
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
offensive (movement); aggression
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
atrocity; (arch.) treason
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
heir; inheritor; successor
to raise the reputation of one's family; to found a house
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side
alteration; falsification; faking
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
reopening; resumption; restarting
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
to practice magic; to practise magic
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
judgment; judgement; discernment
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
territory; domain; dominion; possession
to open up a lead (over one's opponent)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
underground organization; underground organisation
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes