bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
in the future; another day; later
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
to amuse oneself; to make merry
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
to speak; to say; to vocalize
failure; mistake; blunder
comedian; actor who plays comic roles; figure of fun; laughing stock
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
sampling food or drink; tasting
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to manage a state; to govern a country
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
to govern; to manage; to subdue
people; citizens; subjects; folk
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
duty; obligation; responsibility
entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
principle; theory; fundamental truth
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)