gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
fugitive from justice; fugitive criminal
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
future (usually near); prospects
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to apologize; to apologise
heinous criminal; vicious criminal
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
assistance; backing; support; aiding and abetting (a crime); abetment
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
consideration; taking into account
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
prohibition; inhibition; ban