appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
has reached its limit; has reached its peak
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
alma mater clique; old school tie
(opening of a) wound; cut
medicine; drug; chemical agent (e.g. pesticide, bleach, lubricant); chemical
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
tragic but brave; heroic; grim
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to get hungry; to become hungry
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
selflessness; being unselfish
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to play a part; to get involved; to take a share; to share the burden
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
to cut; to slit; to cut open
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
parroting back; repeating (another's words) like a parrot
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty