closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
apparent; obvious; very clear
either way; in any case; one way or another
exception; exclusion; to omit; to disallow (e.g. in a sport after a rule is broken); to reject (e.g. faulty product)
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
cut; reduction; curtailment
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
treating (someone) like an object
to bring someone to grief; to give someone hell
to take revenge; to retaliate; to do over again; to redo; to start over
guard; sentinel; garrison
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
hollow; sharply; cleanly (of cutting); smoothly
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion