greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
Molotov cocktail; petrol bomb; gasoline bomb
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
in name only; titular; nominal
international law in time of war
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
reticle; reticule; crosshair
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
target practice; marksmanship; target shooting (e.g. at a fair)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to try to do; to attempt to do
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
crash; smash; crunch; bang
to jump up; to leap up; to spring up
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
to take command; to give direction
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to take to; to let one's heart go out to
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
all eyes; public attention
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
execution; carrying out; execution; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
(incredibly) cruel; atrocious; brutal; horrible; terrible; horrific
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
general public; the masses
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible