whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
acquired (e.g. characteristic); learned (e.g. behaviour); a posteriori
piece of meat; cut of meat
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to drive (e.g. a horse, carriage); to control; to manage; to govern; to rule
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
rational; reasonable; logical
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
belief; faith; conviction
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to distribute; to hand out
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
how much; how many; to what extent
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
matter of time; question of time
forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree