poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to beat to death; to club to death; to kill
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
same; similar; (just) like; equal
this world; this life; world of the living
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
influence; effect; impact
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
to gather; to collect; to assemble
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
natural virtue; personal virtue
everybody; every last one of them; all
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
but; however; although; though
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
one's habitual behaviour (behavior); day-to-day conduct
the real criminal; true culprit
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)