intimidation; threat; bluster
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
particular; hard to please; fussy
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
authority; power; influence
dwelling; house; residence; address
property; fortune; means; assets
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
twice; again; second time
arrest; custody; seduction; abduction
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
surrenderer; person who surrenders
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
ten; 10; ten years of age
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
edict; ordinance; proclamation
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to misplace; to put in the wrong place; to make a mistake in deciding the winner