entreaty; supplication; petition
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
firm promise; definite promise
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to get out of shape; to lose shape
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
how many people; a number of people
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
un-; non-; negative prefix
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
offender; transgressor; violator
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
focusing (e.g. light); convergence
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
to thrust before; to thrust at
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr
to give; to do (something) for
to do over; to remake; to resume
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up