powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
spray; mist (not meteorological)
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to drool; to dribble; to slobber
toxin; poisonous substance
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to burst (open); to break; to split
madness; craziness; insanity
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
these guys; these fellows
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
naturally; of course; understandably
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
murder; homicide; manslaughter
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
hostility; antagonism; opposition