though; notwithstanding; although
serpent (snake) and scorpion; detestation
to have an eye on; to zero in on
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
fee paid for space (e.g. for a stall)
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
painting of a scene in Hell; a picture of Hell
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
how many people; a number of people
be (that) as it may; having said that
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
charming; bewitching; coquettish