the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
power; authority; influence
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
madness; craziness; insanity
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
more than anything; above all else
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
pair (esp. of mated animals); brace; couple; (anatomical) joint
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
expression; look; countenance; face
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
unthinking; thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
violent emotion; passion; fury
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark