to play a leading role; to play a central part
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
disused; unused; useless; wasteful; of no use
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
forces of opposition; opposing forces; counterforce
dominion; territory; possession
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
heart; guts; nerve; central part
left breast; left side of the chest
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)