one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
reduction of armaments; disarmament
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
true character; real nature
deep voice; rich voice; full voice
intimidation; threat; bluster
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
military authorities; army circles
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
people; citizens; subjects; folk
determination; resolution
to join together; to combine; to join up
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
process; course; mechanism
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such