power; authority; jurisdiction
to yell; to rant; to rave
false evidence; perjury; false testimony
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
watchful waiting; careful supervision
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
peace conference; peace negotiations
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect
to rally; to make a comeback
to approach; to draw near
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
to pierce; to go through; to remove (partitions between rooms); to knock (e.g. two rooms) into one; to carry out (to completion)
contraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflation
dysfunction; malfunction; insufficiency
function; facility; faculty; feature
deliberation; (thoughtful) consideration; to consider a matter carefully
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
beginning of hostilities; beginning of competition; first match (in a series)
self-condemnation; self-reproach; self-accusation
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
sleeping place; bedroom; bedchamber
labored breathing; laboured breathing; dyspnea; dyspnoea
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
divine possession; eccentricity; irrationality; fanaticism
of course; certainly; naturally
that day; the very same day
hurried construction; speedy laying
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
a bit better than; not much more than; not much different from
legitimate occupation; honest business