absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
change; alteration; modification
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
too much; excessively; too
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
fat; tallow; lard; grease
disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
to escape death; to be saved from death
bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
armed might; military power; the sword; force
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
authority; power; influence
social; societal; societary
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
one's own child; one's own children
weakening; emaciation; decline
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
such; like that; in that way
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on