not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
unable to speak; inarticulate; mute; speechless; tongue-tied
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
nobleman's illegitimate child; product (of e.g. war); offspring; aftermath
nothing but; none other than
unprecedented; never seen before
fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
station; office; guardroom
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to be transparent; to show through
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
strong-willed; strong of heart
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
grudge; complaint; reproach