to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
tragic but brave; heroic; grim
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse
one's home country; one's homeland
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
court (of law); courtroom
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
one's physical safety; personal security
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
to become pale; to turn pale
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
outer fence; outer enclosure; outer block; outline; contour
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
barefoot; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
temper; irritability; fit of anger; tantrum (esp. of children); temper tantrum
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
(moral) decay; (social) decline; decadence; decline (in prosperity)
to get slightly dirty (all over)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
self-deprecating; self-mocking
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)