profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
funny story; funny anecdote
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
offence; offense; hindrance
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
riskiness; (level of) danger
how dare ...; how could ...
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
flight; desertion; escape
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
slight; little; insignificant
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
one's every action; every single move
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
with these words; while saying
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
understanding person; supporter
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
adds force or indicates command
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into