home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
even more; still more; further
pieces; scraps; disconnected
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
power; might; authority; influence
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, to vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
hostility; animosity; enmity
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
not yet known; unknown; strange
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
what kind of business; what sort of matter
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous