war; fighting; fierce competition
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
throat; important part; vital area
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
goosebumps; gooseflesh; goose pimples; rough skin; coarse skin
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
since one was born; in one's (entire) life; in all one's life
assertion; declaration; affirmation
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw one's head (or shoulders) back; to throw out one's chest
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
fiction; fabrication; concoction
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)