members; member; constituent
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
really; truly; indeed; good grief
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
with a patting motion; lightly (tapping); (sticking) fast; firmly; sloshing (liquid); swaying
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
station; office; guardroom
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
as many (people) as possible
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to drag along; to take (a suspect to the police); to drag (someone) away
power; authority; jurisdiction
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm