superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
to discuss; to talk together
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
to have a chill run down one's spine
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
to ponder; to contemplate
to be consistent; to be coherent
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
to take away; to carry off
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
feel compelled to; can't help but feel; can't help but do
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
in high spirits; excited; energetic
forgery; counterfeiting; fabrication; falsification
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to walk about; to go out (here and there); to gad about
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
decision; determination; resolution