main question; real issue at hand
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
one's house; one's home; one's family
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
acting ability; talent as a performer
arsenal; ordnance factory; armoury; armory
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to grow angry; to display one's anger
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
conviction; belief; confidence
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
(not) the slightest bit; (not) the least; (not) at all
to be helpful; to be useful
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to be perturbed; to be agitated
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly