hostility; animosity; enmity
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
dozens; scores of; decades
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play foul
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
to suffer damage; to be deceived
perfect; complete; flawless
attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack
doing whatever one pleases
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
apparently; appears to be
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
fair and square; open and aboveboard
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
point of compromise; common ground
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...