extermination; expulsion; destruction
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
dependents; family members that one has to support; encumbrances; things that tie one down
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
disorder; disturbance; unrest
excess or deficiency; too much or too little
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
bid for popularity; publicity stunt
how many people; a number of people
one's condolences; feelings of sympathy
hostile party; enemy side
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
going straight on; going straight ahead
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
feeling of disappointment; sense of dismay
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to exert oneself; to make efforts
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
feeling one gets from listening to something
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
genuine; authentic; true; real
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
not worth considering; out of the question
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
to see through; to see the true nature of something
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
unable to resist; unable to suppress
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher