crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to be embarrassed for a reply; to be at a loss for a reply
beginning; outset; first; onset
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
it is not (like that) either
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
strict; stern; rigorous; severe
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
if it is the case that ...
like this; this sort; this way
logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
feeling; sensitivity; emotion
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
mental; spiritual; emotional
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to reflect; to throw back light