(religious) piety; faith; devotion
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
body; group; party; company; troupe
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to employ; to hire; to charter
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
silence (not speaking); muteness
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
episode; anecdote; vignette
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
with all one's strength; with all one's might
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
to be hesitant; to feel timid