through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
great person; eminent figure
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
noisy; confused; uproarious
punishment without a legal trial; vigilantism
beating (inflicted as punishment); mob violence; mob justice
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
bad influence; negative influence
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
arbitrarily; of its own accord; voluntarily; wilfully; willfully; as one pleases
to glare at each other; to confront each other
succession; continuation; series; sequence
almost every day; almost daily
threatening letter; intimidating letter
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
(one's) speech; expression of views; discussion
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
alternately; by turns; one after the other
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
to glare at each other; to confront each other
tearful face; tear-stained face