stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
searching examination; establishing the facts through thorough examination
nonchalantly; without a care
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
proof; evidence; sign; to testify (usu. Christian religious context)
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
major war; great war; world war
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
standard of revolt; banner of rebellion
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
(waiting) impatiently; (spending) many a weary day; each moment seeming like an eternity
to detain; to check; to restrain
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to become dull; to become lifeless; to get bored; to lose interest; to lose value after a peak (e.g. stock); to weaken (of the market)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
for some (unspecified) reason
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number