to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
chief vassal; senior statesman
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
approval; license; licence; permission
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away
long ago; a long time ago; already
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
cunning; craft; guile; slyness
to become insensitive; to become less perceptive; to lose one's touch; to get out of practice
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
rebellion; revolt; insurrection; treason
sharp parting remark; parting threat
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter
personal; individual; private
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
molecule; numerator; element (of a group); member; particle
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
smooth (i.e. without problems)
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
killing two birds with one stone
confidence; trust; faith; credit
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary