to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
to be rejuvenated; to feel young again
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to pick up; to find; to gather
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
such ... as; or some such
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
for example; for instance; e.g.
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
freedom of the person; personal freedom; personal liberty
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to make a vow; to take an oath
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
here and there; in places
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off