as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
reason; cause; history; origin
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
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)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to surround; to crowd around
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
official name; formal name
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
punishment without a legal trial; vigilantism
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
grasp; catch; understanding
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
many; numerous; various; large number of
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness