frame; framework; outline
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
in this manner; in this way; like this
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
immediately; right away; on the spot
sad; wretched; deplorable
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
if you do this; if this is the case
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to encamp; to take up positions
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to welter in blood; to be covered in blood
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
hard struggle; strenuous effort
arriving at the final stop (of a bus, train, etc.); reaching the end of the line
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
(another's) daughter; young lady
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
violent emotion; passion; fury
to be jealous; to be envious
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle