capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
cornered animal; (lit.) cornered rat
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to spit out; to eject; to dump
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
to laugh away; to laugh off
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
sword; blade; single stroke
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to be hesitant; to feel timid
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
to flare up; to burst into flames
ostentation; show; affectation
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated
impressions; thoughts; feelings; opinions
beforehand; in advance; previously
in case of; at that time; at this time
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back