worst; worst-case (scenario)
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
last days; the end; one's fate
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
Zaire (former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo); zaire (currency of Zaire)
in succession; one by one
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
personal grudge; personal enmity
target (e.g. of a marketing campaign); subject (of a survey, investigation, etc.); intended audience; eligible person; person entitled (to); recipient
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
to drag around; to pull about; to lead around (by the nose)
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
to survive; to continue living; to escape death
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
after that; afterwards; thereafter
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
correction; revision; redressing; rectifying
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
double-stopping (string instr.); double-stop; multiphonics (e.g. wind instr.)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
in order; in turn; one by one
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases