shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
matter of time; question of time
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
programme; program; plans; arrangements
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
normalcy; normality; normal
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway