old badger; veteran; oldtimer; schemer; old fox
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
being left out; being ostracized
antiseptic solution; disinfectant solution
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
fresh wound; fresh bruise
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
bloodshed; bloody event; bloody violence
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
cut; reduction; curtailment
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
protest campaign; demonstration
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
act of terror; act of terrorism
to take command; to give direction
ability; capability; skill
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
tradition; legend; folklore
official announcement; proclamation
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
scandal; deplorable event
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
rehabilitation (in society)
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
manual labor; manual labour; manual procedures
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare