life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
good person; virtuous person
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
around the world; throughout the world
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
oppression; tyranny; despotism
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
wandering people; nomadic tribe
world; society; people; the public
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
thousands; several thousand
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
accompanied by a woman; accompanied by women
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on