to choke; to have trouble breathing
to become damaged; to break; to worsen; to spoil (one's mood); to decrease; to diminish (profits, gains)
hot-blooded; hot-headed; temperamental; impulsive
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
point in common; common feature
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
thorough; exhaustive; complete
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
(carved) statue; sculpture
percent; per cent; percentage
business; work; operations; service; duties
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
secular life; workaday world
wild flower; paper flowers (esp. as decoration at a funeral)
god of death; death deity; Death; Grim Reaper
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability