interval; break; pause; gap (e.g. in the clouds); rift; cleft
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
actor; actress; player; performer
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
both; both sides; both parties
right side; right-hand side
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
even though; despite; when
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to continue to do; to persist in doing
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
trip abroad; overseas travel
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes