clear writing; specification
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
petition; complaint; (legal) brief
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
sour look; surly face; pout
emergency; crisis; imminent danger; Vulnerable (conservation status); VU
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
being too late; losing one's final chance
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
ague; intermittent fever; the shakes; malarial fever (old name)
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to tear up and throw away
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
flatterer; smooth talker; crafty person
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
informal consent; private consent
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
complication; confusion; disorder
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre