harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; insignificant
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
by means of; due to; because of; according to
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
to knock down; to knock out
(social) position; status
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
in person; personally; directly
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
that day; the very same day
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
society; public; community; social studies
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
if it is the case that ...
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)