to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
if it is the case that ...
resignation; acceptance; consolation
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
guard; security (officer); guardsman
to summon; to get used to call
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
one's person; around one's person
to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
villain; baddie; the villain's part
to be made an example of; to be made a victim of; to be exposed to ridicule
manners; courtesy; etiquette
present (brought by a visitor); gift
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever