to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
foolhardiness; recklessness; savage valour; savage valor; brute courage
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
somehow; for some reason or other
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
thought; report on one's investigation into ...; deceased father
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
person who is socially ostracized (e.g. an ex-convict, mistress, illegitimate child); social outcast; person with a shady past; obscure person; person who lives in obscurity; person who has been forgotten by the world
to be able to do; to be capable of doing
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
to figure out; to get an idea
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to knock down; to utterly defeat
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
treatment; conduct (towards another); behavior; stage performance; movements (of an actor); acting gestures
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
act of violence; violent behavior
to pretend; to act (as if)
still (continuing); as ever; further
surely (not); certainly (not)
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
simmer; bubble out; flow out
influence; clout; leverage
interest; rights; concession
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
leaving (a hall, meeting, stadium, etc.); exit; walkout; exit (from the stage); leaving the stage
calm; composed; leisurely