to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to smear with blood; to kill
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
to degenerate; to lapse into
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
to grumble about something (trivial)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
opening fully; full throttle; full power
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
the big two...; two major...; two main...
leader; magnate; big head
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to get help; to enlist aid
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation