to soften; to moderate; to relieve
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
curiosity; rare item; rarity; rare opportunity which could be beneficial
to oust; to dethrone; to drive down (e.g. into a valley); to chase down; to capture (a castle); to seize (by driving out the garrison)
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
principal offense; principal offence; principal offender
telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
dispute; conflict; trouble; unrest; strife
very serious matter; matter of very grave concern; momentous event
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
running off in the night (to leave one's old life behind, e.g. to get away from debt); moonlight flit; skipping town overnight; upping and leaving under the cover of darkness; midnight vanishing act
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
troops; group members; team members; SDF officials
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
generous; broad-minded; big-hearted
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; dogfight; scuffle; rough-and-tumble
taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains
to become enraged; to blow one's top; to lose it; to flip out
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
interior design; interior; upholstery
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
fair; impartial; just; fairness; impartiality; justice
killing and wounding; bloodshed
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation