haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
to flare up; to fly into a rage
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
gossip; corner of the mouth
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted
how dare ...; how could ...
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
abstract; immaterial; moral; spiritual; intangible
ability to get things done
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to be infected; to be contagious
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
to learn a lesson (usu. from an unpleasant experience); to be good for someone
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
deportation; expulsion from the country
written investigation; report of an investigation; school record (on a student); transcript (of grades)
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
succession; continuation; series; sequence
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
composition; setting (of music)
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run