many; numerous; various; large number of
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
approach (to a problem, issue, etc.); approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump); approach (to a building, mountain, etc.); approach shot
written appeal; manifesto; declaration
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy
country; territory; domain; realm
manipulation of information; spin
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
(another's) child; child; kid
vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant
(great mental) resources; quick brain; resourcefulness; good wits
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
spider's thread; spider silk
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
calculated; premeditated; considered
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
to prostrate oneself (before)
treatment; conduct (towards another); behavior; stage performance; movements (of an actor); acting gestures
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty