to hate; to dislike; to loathe
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
professional gambler; gangster; gang member; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well; hoodlum
to attack; to assault; to assail
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
lifetime; one's whole life; all through life
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
rather; sooner; preferably
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
supremacy; predominance; being superior to
if times were better; if one had been born at an earlier, more opportune time; if times had not changed; if I had my due
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
to sympathize deeply with; to strike a chord of sympathy
affectation; pretense; pretence
communal eating of food that has been offered to a god; sacrificial meal; eating together (with family, friends, etc.); communal dining
obedience; submission; resignation
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to accept; to receive; to agree
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to burst open; to open suddenly (of a door); to change completely; to do a 180
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
order; sequence; procedure
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
recollection; reminiscence
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious