to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
to manage a state; to govern a country
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
foundation stone; cornerstone
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
even if not; even without
determination; resolution
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
to blow off; to be blown off
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
sour look; surly face; pout
wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
to wet oneself; to be miserly; to be stingy
reputation; respectability
to get angry; to become perverse
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
conspiracy; collusion; complicity