eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
curse; spell; malediction
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
(political) power; authority; influence
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
social order; public order
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
(state of) apparent death; suspended animation
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
defence mechanism; defense mechanism
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
deep-seated grudge; hatred
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
unearthly; otherworldly; out of this world; ethereal
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to take away; to carry off
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
way; method; means; (technical) specification
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
solitude; loneliness; isolation
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of