to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
self-satisfaction; rejoicing
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
mind; disposition; nature
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
coming down from one's seat and prostrating oneself (to pay obeisance); musicians' box on the left side of the stage; lower seat
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
one by one; one after another; successively
horseplay; fooling around
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to appease; to suppress; to calm
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
expression; look; countenance; face
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
head temple of a sect; (organizational) headquarters; (organisational) headquarters
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
struggle (for); scramble; contest
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed