ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
powerful person; influential person
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to come to an end; to lower the curtain
large number (of); many; majority
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
place of execution; execution site
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
severe criticism; damnation
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
bombing (shelling) the wrong target; (be killed by) friendly fire
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
right in the middle (of); midst; height
cardinal (Catholic church)
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
every other; second; alternate
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
innocence; being not guilty
bad law; (arch.) evil ways; (arch.) evil way of doing things
testing; experiment; test; examination; exam; trial
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
to blame; to find fault with