to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to pant (while rushing); to gasp; to puff and blow
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
imprisonment; incarceration
each place; various places
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
state of (mental) confusion (agitation)
rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
clearing one's throat; cough
government forces; government troops
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
in order to be(come)...; since it amounts to...; since it is advantageous to...
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
prostitute; whore; tramp; floozy; slut
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
armed might; military power; the sword; force
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
everything; anything; nothing
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally