to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
to have an idea; to have a clue
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
nothing but; none other than
impudent; shameless; brazen; cheeky; presumptuous
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
manservant; male attendant; valet
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
having no idea; having no clue
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
to choke; to have trouble breathing
war; battle; match; game; competition
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
(wandering) minstrel; troubadour