existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
not becoming a problem; out of the question; not worth considering; insignificant; negligible
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
parts; accessories; components
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
cunning (acquired with age); astute; crafty; sly; wily
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
(enactment of) legislation; lawmaking; legislative
executive; government; administration; governance; the authorities
exceeding one's authority; abusing one's legal authority; ultra vires activities
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
single standard; single base; single-feature show
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called