to be dead; to be lifeless
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
clerk; (bureau, post-office) staff
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
to investigate; to examine
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
accomplishment; execution
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to have an eye on; to zero in on
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
heart; guts; nerve; central part