first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
helper; assistant; second
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
sad; wretched; deplorable
(beheading) block; guillotine; scaffold
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
very loose; slowly; leisurely
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
to tear off; to strip; to rob
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
total energy; all efforts
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
(a person's) family background; lineage
showing no fear, even of God
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
(in) the presence of the whole company; with all eyes filed upon (one)
strong pressure; heavy pressure
giving a loud pep talk; encouraging (somebody) strongly in a loud voice
cloud of dust (sand, etc.)
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing