army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
either way; in any case; one way or another
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
to become red; to redden; to blush
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
mental; spiritual; emotional
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
there is nothing; having nothing
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
fine jewel; article of excellent quality; beautiful woman; beauty
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
to have confidence in one's own abilities
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned