opportunity; chance; good time (to do); trend; tendency; momentum
illegal; illicit; unlawful
to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
consequence; result; conclusion
self-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)
regret; repentance; remorse
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
a glow; heat; burning sensation; hot flash
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
the present regime; the existing regime
centre of (political) power
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to make a mistake; to commit an error; to commit a fault
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to keep secret; to conceal
to become clear; to be made public
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to shut one's mouth; to hold one's tongue; to keep silent
to repent; to be penitent
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to be bony; to be angular
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
recompense; indemnity; atonement
disgrace; humiliation; insult
to look upwards; to look up
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship