heart attack; myocardial infarction
stroke; cerebral haemorrhage; cerebral hemorrhage
riskiness; (level of) danger
striking; remarkable; considerable
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
gradually; slowly but steadily
either way; in any case; one way or another
persistent; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to succeed; to bear fruit
to take flight; to disappear
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to take someone's life; to kill someone
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
one-by-one; separately; in detail
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current