to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
changing completely; transformation
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to rain incessantly; to downpour
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
comfort; consolation; diversion
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
how; in what way; by what means
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
to accuse somebody; to charge someone
tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow; entranced; enchanted; captivated
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
party; set; gang; company; person
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood