in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
guard; sentinel; garrison
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to be too numerous; to be too much
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
guess; conjecture; surmise
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
to be remembered; to go down in history
though one didn't intend (expect) to
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
directly; in person; firsthand
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
(a person's) appearance; looks
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart