to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
(licensed) red light district
someone; a certain person
legendary beast; magical beast
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
way of reciting; way of telling a story
prejudice; bias; distorted view
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
because of; owing to; due to
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
to serve; to work for; to attend
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
just one person; only one
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
support; backing; patronage
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to be kind to; to treat kindly
(public) peace; stability; tranquility; tranquillity
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
sympathy; compassion; pity
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps; stet (proofreading)