clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
to fall flat; to fall face down
and so; therefore; for that reason
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to talk to oneself; to mutter
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
pleasure; delight; enjoyment
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
innocent; cherubic; childlike
being average (capacity, looks) (as good as anyone); mediocrity
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
you could say; you might say; verging on the