pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
knowing; (an) acquaintance
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to grimace; to make a wry face
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to collect; to assemble; to gather
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to kill by burning to death
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing