pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
original plan; original bill; original motion; draft
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to use all one's strength (ability)
entreaty; supplication; petition
to half-rise to one's feet
one's own child; one's own children
reason; cause; history; origin
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
life imprisonment; imprisonment for life; indefinite imprisonment
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
principal occupation; core business
(in) her way; peculiar to her
cargo; freight; money or assets
new ground (science, art, etc.); new front; new scope; frontier
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
decomposition; ulceration
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
lower portion; base surface; soffit
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)