whispering into a person's ear
to summon courage; to be brave
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to shoot or fire off an arrow
inhuman; heinous; atrocious
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
great disturbance; great tumult; turmoil; wild uproar; pandemonium
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous