assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
intropunitive; self-punishing
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to overdo; to do too much
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
unrefined (character, manners); mean; vulgar; bad taste; lacking style
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
tumor; tumour; swelling; boil; abscess
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
pardon; remission; amnesty
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
piece; fragment; one (object)
this and that; one thing or another
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
to be needed; to be wanted
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently