the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
long slits (esp. of eyes)
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
older sister; elder sister
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
to take away; to carry off
absolute obedience; complete submission
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
traditional; conventional
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
deep-seated; deep-rooted; ingrained
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
hateful; detestable; loathsome
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
very great; enormous; serious
sad; wretched; deplorable
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
one by one; one at a time; in turn
profitable plan; good plan
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
armed might; military power; the sword; force
bargaining ability; bargaining power; ability to negotiate
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
cooperation; collaboration
attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them