rumor; rumour; gossip; report
ready with a rifle leveled
minority group (party); minority
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
speech and conduct; words and deeds
(crime of) defamation (i.e. slander, libel)
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
threat; intimidation; menace
in low spirits; dejected; sad
dispersing; breaking up; running away
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
infancy; childhood; tender age
detestable; despicable; abhorrent
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
reason; cause; history; origin
(fictional) fusion of human and animal; therianthrope; furry; human beast
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
generation; lifetime; age
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors