knowing; (an) acquaintance
victim; injured party; sufferer
himself; yourself; herself
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
several times; once or twice
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
should time and circumstances permit
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
belief; faith; conviction
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback; going in person; (arch.) letting out a horse; (arch.) taking out a horse
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
reason; cause; circumstances
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
chair; stool; post; office; position
return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
considerably; greatly; a lot
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
cannot be compared with; no match for
and then; and so; and; so then
killing time; staving off boredom
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence