mineral dust; mine dust; fine particles; dust
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
medium (cooked, roasted, etc.); (of) middle degree; medium; intermediary substance; media
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
impossible; unlikely; improbable
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
prudence; discretion; thought
to revere; to respect; to worship
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to underrate; to make light of
don't let your guard down; carelessness is the great enemy; danger comes soonest when it is despised
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
victim; injured party; sufferer
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills