crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
to hold a sword above one's head; to be haughty; to be arrogant
to know much of the world
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
quarrel; dispute; argument
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
despite being a woman; woman as she is; (in a way that is) unbecoming to a woman; (in a way that is) uncharacteristic of a woman; in an unladylike way
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
two classes; double; two sets
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
these guys; these fellows
punishment; judgement; judgment
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
to be detained; to take time
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by