to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
this (very thing); this precisely
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
control; check; restraint; inhibition
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
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)
fair and square; open and aboveboard
as is habit; the way life normally is
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
offering to a deity or somebody's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
assertion; declaration; affirmation
steady; firm; solid; secure
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to lose sight of; to miss
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
so what!; who gives a damn?
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
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
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
murder; killing; murderer
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
should do; ought to do; must do
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
to repeat; to do something over again
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)