to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
agreement; stipulation; contract
in accordance with; according to
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
contract; compact; agreement
conditional; qualified; with conditions attached
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
commitment; pledge; promise
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
custom; practice; convention; precedent
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to complain persistently; to gripe; to grumble; to die