decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
one by one; one after another; successively
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
general; popular; common; typical
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
people; men and women; each person; everybody
un-; non-; negative prefix
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
several years; a few years
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
distrust of (other) human beings
to act like a grown up; to pretend to be an adult