unanimity; unanimous consent; unanimous agreement
(some small) help; an aid; some assistance
to keep standing; to stand motionless
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
should do; ought to do; must do
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity; one's monopoly
to impose a punishment (on); to punish
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to despise; to scorn; to look down on
clockwork (motor, etc.); spring action
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
bedridden; confined to bed
destructive; catastrophic; disastrous; ruinous; devastating
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
deliberate hindrance; obstruction
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
reforming (oneself); mending one's ways; turning over a new leaf
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
foolhardiness; recklessness; savage valour; savage valor; brute courage
reputation; respectability
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
influential person; man of importance
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
good-natured; of good character
one's younger days; when one was young
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body; unable to maintain one's fortune
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
riding fast; driving a horse fast
having two horses draw (e.g. a carriage); two-horse-drawn carriage
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish