cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
to threaten; to make threats
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
this is why; this means; it is the case that
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
ignorant of the ways of the world
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to ignore; to disregard; to overlook; to connive at
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
to laugh away; to laugh off
strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand
putting into operation; invocation
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to cry and shout; to scream
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling