crucial; critical; vital; core
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
bad name; bad reputation; disgrace; dishonour; dishonor; stigma
just you wait and see (as a threat)
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
otherwise; or else; if not
to take the lead (in doing); to take the initiative; to be the leader
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
heaps of corpses all around
atrocity; (arch.) treason
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
to make a mistake; to blunder
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
child's tear-stained face
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to torment; to harass; to tease; to extort; to shake down; to demand money
a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest
footwork; mobility; flexibility; adaptability
hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
big and brawny; well built; gigantic
a few years ago; some years back