national character; regional character
healthy; sound; wholesome
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
alert status; emergency alert
successively; one after another
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
collateral family; subsidiary line; affiliate; coset
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
witch hunt (persecution of people accused of witchcraft); witch hunt (persecution of people considered a danger to society)
distinctive; characteristic
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
means; way; method; measure
remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction; modding
to bind; to file; to finish (a dish) by pouring beaten egg into the broth; to sew up; to stitch together
limbs; arms and legs; body
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
(incredibly) cruel; atrocious; brutal; horrible; terrible; horrific
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
to be settled; to be brought to an end