threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to rant and rave; to raise hell
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to arrest; to capture; to seize
quarrel; dispute; argument
to leave as is; to ignore
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
attendance; presence; visit; coming; advent
to scatter in all directions (like baby spiders)
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
to explain adequately; to be accountable
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
to satisfy the requirements
to distinguish between; to tell the difference between
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
expertise; special skills
to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)
one's family and followers; one's whole clan
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
off-shoot; noble (family) sibling
blunder; slip; error; error
receiving (from a superior); bestowed
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
custom; practice; convention; precedent
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
selfishness; selfish motive