to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
to choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
bluff; false show of power; bold front
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to be to the point; to be pertinent
guess; conjecture; surmise
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
to threaten; to make threats
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
several years; a few years
young person; youngster; greenhorn; novice; inexperienced person
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence; declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
outward appearance; apparent
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
excellent answer; clever answer
(another's) daughter; young lady
virgin (usu. female); maiden; virgin (e.g. forest); unspoiled by human activity; debut; maiden (e.g. voyage)
virginity (of a male); (male) virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
same family (race, tribe)
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
-less; lacking; non-existing
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop