... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
sense of caution; wariness
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
sympathy; compassion; pity
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to put one's strength into
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
under the orders of; by order (command)
audience (with a person of high standing)
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
tedious; boring; being fed up with
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
you (primarily used by males when addressing their male equals or inferiors)
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
at once; immediately; right now
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
another time; some other time
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
ordinary soldier; mere soldier
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
dumbfounded; in mute amazement