lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
burning at the stake; burning to death
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to appear all together; to be all present
intercept; interception; counter-attack
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
horseplay; fooling around
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
reigning; controlling; dictating
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
something done out of spite; snide remark; insinuation; innuendo; dig
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
scale; scope; plan; structure
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to run away; to flee; to escape; to make a getaway; to skedaddle
everybody; every last one of them; all
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
murder; killing; murderer
effect; result; worth; use; avail