to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
groundless rumor (rumour)
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
to jump up and down; to hop
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
herbivorous; plant-eating; graminivorous
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
(can you) spare a little time (to speak)?; (do you) have a moment (to speak)?
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
impossible; unlikely; improbable
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
the same kind; accomplice; partner
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
way of speaking; intimation
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
outlet (e.g. for water or gas); market (for something); outlet (e.g. for excess energy); vent (e.g. for emotions)