investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
very likely; very probable
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
motive power; driving force
yoke; constraints; oppression
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
clear; precise; definite; distinct
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
extermination; expulsion; destruction
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
maid; helper; help; assistance
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get