belief; faith; conviction
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
victim; injured party; sufferer
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
proposal; proposition; suggestion
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
considerably; fairly; quite
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
in the future; another day; later
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
expert; skilled hand; person of experience
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
and; thereupon; because of that
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to knock back; to strike back; to beat in revenge
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
forcibly; against one's will
conference room; council room
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
depending on the answer; hinging on the reply
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone