duty; obligation; responsibility
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
without leaving any trace
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
harm; injury; evil (influence)
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
authority; power; influence
rule; reign; government; governing
open; public; official; overt
standard of revolt; banner of rebellion
by sheer strength; by brute force
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
profitable plan; good plan
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to encamp; to take up positions
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
fire arrow; incendiary arrow; rocket
several minutes; a few minutes
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to threaten; to make threats
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; kid stuff; puerile trick
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
flatterer; toady; lackey; sycophant; flunky
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
to shoot or fire off an arrow
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive