honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness
to be hot on a person's heels
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
very hungry; starving; ravenous
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
defensive perimeter; defence line; defense line; precaution; safeguard; safety measure
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
touching; moving; painful
imperial envoy; imperial messenger
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to stay (at); to stop (at)
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
leader of a delegation (body, party)
considerably; fairly; quite
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy
ignorant of the ways of the world
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
transfer; assignment; conveyance
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
extermination; annihilation
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
watchful waiting; careful supervision
to be at a loss how to continue; to become disheartened
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
the staff; inside the department
frontline (military) base; forward base; outpost