muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to use up all one's strength
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
interruption; interference; butting in
influence; clout; leverage
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
in the face of; in defiance of
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to stare back (at); to glare back
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
news; word; tidings; omen
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
domestic affairs; internal administration
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
general public; the masses
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
potentiality; dormancy; latency
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque