expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
staff identity card; employee ID card
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
having an ancient and honorable origin; of good lineage; of noble birth
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
(political) power; authority; influence
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
suspicious character (person, figure)
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
commitment; pledge; promise
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
idle talk; chit-chat; gossip
to acquire a position; to hold an appointment
(someone else's) parents; both parents
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
world; society; people; the public
scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
mockery; derision; ridicule
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
it's probably so; it stands to reason
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil