to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable; to be too many to see all at once
fortitude; perseverance; stoicism; patience
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
serious crime; grave sin; mortal sin; deadly sin
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
pair; set of two; pair-oared boat; pair; two of a kind
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
this occasion; at this time; now
offense; offence; crime; punishment
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm (interest, commitment, etc.); difference in attitude
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
one too shy to actively join in the party; wallflower
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act innocent
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
detailed; minute; articulate
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
one by one; in detail; minutely